Maharashtra reports 10 Omicron Covid variant cases, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday assured that there is no need to panic as severity of the new strain is low.
Further, ruling out possibilities of Covid-restrictions as of now, Tope said, earlier this week, such measures will be taken only after seeking the Centre's guidance and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's views. “There is a total of 10 Omicron cases in Maharashtra till today.
About 65 swabs have been sent for genome sequencing, their reports are awaited. Screenings are being conducted at International airports," Tope told reporters on Wednesday. “The Omicron variant is spread over 54 countries so far.