New Delhi: Omicron and its sub-lineages are the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants in India, the federal government knowledgeable Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Over the past 4 months, greater than 1900 Omicron sub-variants have been detected among the many samples analysed by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) throughout the nation, Minister of State for Well being Bharati Pravin Pawar stated in a written reply.
Given the emergence of variants of the COVID-19 virus with variable transmissibility and their attainable well being implications, INSACOG community laboratories conduct entire genome sequencing of samples for the detection of mutant variants of the virus.
In mild of the rising trajectory of COVID-19 instances famous in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand and Japan, an extra requirement of pre-departure testing and importing of damaging COVID-19 RT-PCR take a look at stories and self-health declaration kind on Air Suvidha portal was made necessary up to now for travellers coming from or transiting through these international locations, Pawar stated.
Nevertheless, based mostly on the declining COVID-19 trajectory in these international locations, an up to date guideline was issued on February 10, whereby the extra necessities have been dropped.
Two per cent of the overall passengers in all incoming worldwide flights are required to endure submit arrival COVID-19 testing, no matter port of departure to watch constructive instances and their variants, the minister stated.
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