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India says it detects two cases of Omicron variant

Published: 02 Dec 2021 - 02:18 pm | Last Updated: 02 Dec 2021 - 02:19 pm
REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani

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BENGALURU: India has detected two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in the southern state of Karnataka, a health ministry official said on Thursday.
"All primary contacts and secondary contacts of both the cases have been traced and are being tested," the health ministry's joint secretary Lav Agarwal told a news briefing.

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