The new variant’s nature

Health ministry on Friday shared important data on the nature of Omicron infections reported in India so far

“Regarding infection with Omicron, it does not necessarily lead to severe symptomatic clinical disease. In India, about a third of all detected cases were mildly symptomatic and the rest were asymptomatic; therefore, the treatment for Omicron-infected symptomatic individuals remains the same.” — BALRAM BHARGAVA, director general, ICMR