Omicron Variant Detected in India as Well... 2 Confirmed Cases
Two Confirmed Cases Identified for the First Time
![On the 30th of last month (local time), COVID-19 testing was conducted near a bus terminal in New Delhi, India. <br>[Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2021120220140446687_1638443644.jpg)
On the 30th of last month (local time), COVID-19 testing was conducted near a bus terminal in New Delhi, India.
[Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] Bloomberg reported on the 2nd that COVID-19 Omicron variant infections have been confirmed in India as well.
The Indian Ministry of Health announced that two Omicron variant cases were first confirmed in the southern state of Karnataka on the same day.
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The Omicron variant, first identified in India in October last year, is known to be about six times more transmissible than the Delta variant, which had swept the world. Since it was first reported in South Africa last month, it has been confirmed in various countries around the world including Israel, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
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