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The first Indian study provides evidence of the Omicron variant community transmission

The first Indian study provides evidence of the Omicron variant community transmission
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New Delhi: Most Omicron variants infected with Covid-19 patients, during the last week of December 2021, did not have a history of travel, which showed that there was a community transmission that was ultimately, according to a study conducted by the Clinical Virology Department, Institute of Heart and Bilier Sciences , New Delhi.
“The respiratory specimen of all RT-PCR confirmed positive cases between November 25 -depember 23, 2021, collected from five Delhi regencies experienced sequencing of all genomes.
Details of complete demographics and clinical clinics were also recorded.
Therefore, we analyzed the formation.
Local cluster and family And community transmission finally, “said the study.
The study was also stated, “of 264 cases during the period of this study, 68.9% (182) was identified as a Delta variant and its sub-lineage while 31.06% (82) was an Omicron variant with BA.1 as a sub-genealogy Dominant (73.1%).
“It stated that most cases of omicron without symptoms (50.61%) and did not require hospitalization.
“A total of 72 (87.8%) cases were fully vaccinated.
About 39.1% (32) have a travel history or temporary contact 60.9% (50) shows community transmission,” he added.
This study showed a steep increase in the daily development of the omicron case with its dominant in the community, which was observed from 1.8% to 54%.
According to the research interpretation, this is one of the first of India to provide evidence of the transmission of the omicron infection community with significantly increased breakthrough infections, reducing the level of hospitalization, and lower levels of symptomatic infection among individuals with high seropositivity to sars – COV infection -2.

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