Omicron
Variant of:- SARS-CoV-2(Covid-19)
Founded in:- South Africa
Also Reported in:- South Africa, Botswana,
Hong Kong, U.K. , Germany, Belgium, Israel, Denmark, Italy.
Others Variant of Covid-19:- The variant of Concern recognized by the WHO.
- Alpha:- Founded in UK
- Beta:- Founded in South Africa
- Gamma:- Founded in Brazil
- Delta:- Founded in India
Former Variants:- Epsilon, Zeta, Eta,
Theta, Lota and Kappa
- On 26 November 2021, The WHO designated it as a variant of concern and named it after omicron.
- The Variant has a large number of mutations, of which some are concerning.
- Several countries have rushed to impose travel restrictions on nations in southern Africa to curb the spread of the variant.
- India has not detected any case of the newly-discovered, highly transmissible Covid-19 variant. The Indian government has already put in place stricter guidelines for travellers coming from a transiting through ‘at risk’ countries.
