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UT Health San Antonio detected the first omicron cases in Bexar County.

UT Health San Antonio detected the first omicron cases in Bexar County.

More than half of india's adult population is fully vaccinated, but that leaves hundreds of millions still at risk. our india correspondent yogita limaye has this report. seven months since covid ripped through this country, these moments of relief now appear temporary. the virus�*s newest form has arrived in india. and this is where the early cases of omicron were found. we've been given rare access to india's leading genome sequencing facility. they are testing five times more samples since omicron appeared, as the government tries to contain it. here, they are isolating the virus. then it...

We've been given rare access to india's leading genome sequencing facility. they are testing five times more samples since omicron appeared, as the government tries to contain it. here, they are isolating the virus. then it's fed to a machine. i am able to tell if the sample is having delta variant or omicron variant. so, it's here, basically, that we can determine what form the coronavirus is going to take. the information from labs like these will aid policy makers to make decisions that can mitigate the impact. and, at the end of the day, can help save lives. during the second wave, india w...