Panaji: Even when the cave’s front level remains above 40%, with more than 3,000 infections reported a day, the state is still nothing wiser about the variant that encourages a surge.
The results of most samples were sent to the National Cell Science Center, Pune, not yet received.
Since last month, the Directorate of Health Services received more than 20 reports, with many of them testing the omicron variant positive, which also included several local cases.
The results of more than 200 samples sent for testing after December 15 was delayed.
But given the high infectivity in the state for the past 20 days and from the start of the third wave, it is assumed that in some other states, in Goa also, Omicron can lead the spread.
“The spread of this third wave has been very fast and knows the increased transmission of omicrons, the results of genes as markers and goes with what happens in other countries that do a significant genome sequencing, we can certainly guess and say intelligently that it is the dominant variant at this time, “The Director of Health Services Dr.
Ira Almeida.
Goa has learned that it was Delta who played the chaos during the second wave of two months after the wave subsided as a result of the genome sequence April-May 2021, sent to the Outstation Laboratory, late accepting somewhere in August-September.
Doctor Dr Anil Mehndiratta said that it seems that the Omicron variant is responsible for a large increase in infection reported in the state of mid-December.
“The vaccine does not prevent omicron infection but seems to protect against severe illness and hospital admission,” he said.
“Omicron rarely affects the lungs and therefore there is a possibility of entering 70% lower.
People may not take unnecessary medicines, especially steroids, during the first five days infection.” However, the Senior Consultant Pathologist, Dr.
Eugene D ‘Souza said, “Goa does not have data about the separation of variants to plan strategies.
No one knows anything the quantum of Delta and its sub-variants, besides Omicron, has been responsible for infection reported since last month”.
Relying on Karnataka sequencing data, which shows a high percentage of deltas and sub-variants Delta, D’Souza said that it was worrying because the risk of infection spread further through untested tourists who came to Goa.
On the border, only travelers who are not tested are tested.
The Director of the Arogyam Pathology Center who has handled testing at the border checkpoint, Jairaj Joshi, said that a month ago, the level of participation among the travelers was close to zero, but since the last few days, at least 25-30 of 400 strange tests were carried out per day restore results positive.