NEW DELHI: Two more persons suspected to be suffering from Covid-19 due to the Omicron variant were referred to Delhi’s Lok Nayak hospital for isolation and treatment on Friday.
With this, the total number of such persons, mostly persons with a history of travel to countries such as the UK, France, Belgium and South Africa, isolated at Lok Nayak has reached 12.
“Eight of them are Covid positive while the test reports of four others are still awaited,” said a senior official. He added that the genome sequencing of samples taken from them is also in process and results should be available in the next two to three days.
All travellers, except one with a history of travel to Tanzania, are asymptomatic, the official added. “The person with a history of travel to Tanzania has high fever and body ache and he is being administered medications to manage the symptoms,” he informed.
Covid-19 was marked by high fever, dry cough and a dip in oxygen saturation in the first and the second wave.
But, reports from South Africa, where the Omicron variant was detected first, suggest the new variant leads mostly to extreme fatigue and body ache among other symptoms.
A dedicated team of doctors, nurses and other staff members have been deputed in the ward. They are trained to look after the high risk patients with utmost precaution so as to not get themselves infected, he added. The Lok Nayak hospital director said all staff members posted in the ward meant for isolating international travellers from countries affected by Omicron variant have been asked to wear PPE kit and maintain distance.
