Thiruvananthapuram: Even when the government claims that the spread of the Omicron community has not occurred in the country, 38 of the 51 samples tested in Kozhikode have changed positively to Omicron.
38 These people do not have travel exposure and have not come into contact with expatriates.
“This is a clear case of the spread of people who have taken place in the state.
51 This case came to the hospital in the past week.
About 76% of them have been tested positively Omicron,” said Dr.
Anoop Kumar as a critical care expert who did Test.
“According to the CDC guideline, Omicron can be tested through SGTF (Failed S-Gen Target) or SGMA (S-Gen mutation amplification).
We conduct a test via SGTF and have been tested positively which is the result of confirmation.
We also have decided to send all 38 This sample for the sequencing of this genome also to re-confirm, “said Dr.
Anoop Kumar.He said that in the coming days it had also been decided to do such tests on more samples.
“It is clear that the rapid spread that occurs in the country is Omicron.
The state government must start testing the sample at least from the cluster for Omicron.
Definite cases of the community can be identified.
There is no point in testing their own expatriates and contacts for Omicron,” said Dr.
Anoop Kumar.
“The world over Omicron is not detected through the sequencing of genome alone.
In African countries, cases are reported through SGTF testing.
The state government immediately began to test in each district.
The same machine used for RT-PCR can be used for These tests but with different testing kits.
At least one such test center must be in every district to find out the spread, “said Dr.
Arun NM, an internal drug expert.
With the speed in which cases increase, ensure that Omicron has spread in the community.
In the coming days the cases will multiply, said Dr.
Arun.
However, the state government is still not ready to accept that the spread of the community has occurred in the state.
Health Minister Veena George said another day Omicron had so far reported only among people from foreign countries or among people who had come into contact with them.
If we don’t test people in the community for Omicron.
Do we know whether it has spread in the community, experts ask.