Hyderabad: The Ministry of Health said on Friday that the total number of Covid-19 cases of omicron variants in the country had reached nine, with two further cases found.
While one person went to West Bengal after testing positive, at first, a woman from Hanumakonda also tested positive.
“Out of a total of 6,764 samples (since December 1), taken from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport from risky countries, only two cases were tested positively.
In the midst of a random sample testing of 2%, seven people were identified with omicron variants and they were all asymptomatic , “said Health Director G Srinivasa Rao at a press conference.
He stated that seven of the nine cases came from Hyderabad, with only one case from risky countries, six cases from non-risk countries.
One case is from Hanumakonda which is also from risky countries.
One boy who tested the positive left for West Bengal.
Stopping every surveillance hose in the state of the state, he said, “The woman from Hanumakonda did not test positive during airport supervision, but under isolation in Hanumakonda.
He tested positive sequencing and the genome proved that he had omicron variations.” According to the Director of Health, positive cases, which have been tracked, are being monitored by health authorities.
Three cases of Kenya, two of Abu Dhabi, two from Dubai, and each of Sudan and England.