India says Omicron in community transmission stage |
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, according to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG). In its latest bulletin, the Government of India institution also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in India. The INSACOG, under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, reports genomic surveillance of SARS CoV-2 across the country through sequencing of samples from sentinel sites and also detailed state-wise district analysis for some states. A total of 150 thousand 710 samples have been sequenced and 127 thousand 697 samples have been analyzed so far by INSACOG.
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