West Bengal reports 1st Omicron case as 7-yr-old Abu Dhabi returnee tests positive



The patient is a 7-year-old boy who recently returned to the country from Abu Dhabi.
West Bengal reported its first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Wednesday. The patient is a 7-year-old boy who recently returned from Abu Dabhi.

The child, a resident of Murshidabad, arrived from Abu Dabhi on December 10 at the Hyderabad airport.

The 7-year-old’s sample was taken for RT-PCR test, which came positive. Genome sequencing showed the Omicron variant.

He is undergoing treatment at a local hospital in Murshidabad district.

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