All 9 Omicron patients test negative for Covid-19, discharged from hospital in Rajasthan
All 9 patients infected with Omicron variant, admitted to a hospital in Jaipur, have tested negative for Covid-19
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Jaipur, December 10: All of the nine patients who were infected with Omicron variant of Corona virus and were admitted to a hospital in Jaipur, have tested negative for Covid-19 on Thursday. The nine patients were discharged from the RUHS Hospital, after their test results came negative.
According to state health department, all 9 patients are completely healthy and asymptomatic. Their blood, CT scan and other tests are normal. The doctors advised them to remain in home quarantine for 7 days. Rajasthan Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said that department was alert and vigilant since news of variant of Corona virus.
Meena said, “After the report of genome sequencing, the treatment was started by admitting the infected persons to RUHS. Besides this, tracking and tracing of all the people who came in contact with the infected patients were started. Out of nine patients, four were discharged in the afternoon and the remaining five were discharged in the evening after both the reports came negative. All patients have been advised to remain in home quarantine.”
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Sawai Man Singh Medical College Principal, Dr. Sudhir Bhandari said that transmissibility of the Omicron variant is high, but is not as deadly as Delta variant. He said, “Research on the Omicron variant is currently underway. This infection spreads fast, but it is not fatal as the Delta variant. It will have less effect when both doses of the COVID vaccines are taken.”