HYDERABAD: The threat of the new variant of the coronavirus Omicron is looming large and the fear of its entry into the country has become a cause of concern for the government authorities. It is learned that this variant has already reached the State of Karnataka, where two fliers tested positive for the Omicron variant, by the Union Ministry of Health. In the latest news is
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Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, said that the symptoms noted in patients with Omicron-caused COVID-19 are different from those brought on by other VOCs such as the Delta variant; including no reports of loss of smell or taste.
Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO and Managing Director Uday Kotak has said that the Omicron will prompt people, markets and policymakers globally to “shoot from the hip in crisis management”.