India and mainland France are among the countries to report their first Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant detections, as scientists from South Africa in a preprint study detailed early data on reinfection risk, which appears to be three times higher than two earlier variants.Meanwhile, surges fueled by the Delta (B.1617.2) variant grew worse in some countries as others announced stronger steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.ECDC predicts half of future cases will be OmicronIndia today reported its first two Omicron cases, both from Karnataka state, according to Reuters, which said both patients are men who had mild symptoms and were vaccinated.One was a South African citizen who spent a week in India and the other is a doctor who had no recent