"Don't Take Omicron Lightly," A Doctor Tells Ndtv. He Is Covid +Ve
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Speaking to NDTV today, a doctor working with AIIMS Jodhpur also sounded a caution - "Don't take Omicron lightly".
India is in the third Covid wave, said to be driven largely by Omicron - a new variant that is believed to be highly contagious. Is the new variant mild or severe? With cases surging globally, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the new variant should not be dismissed as mild.
Speaking to NDTV today, a doctor working with AIIMS Jodhpur also sounded a caution - "Don't take Omicron lightly".
Dr Tanmay Motiwala, working with the Pediatrics Department, tested positive for Covid on Wednesday. He is currently in isolation. "I possibly came in contact with a patient from the ICU after which I had a mild headache. There was profound weakness - that was a predominant symptom. I isolated myself immediately."
On reports coming in from across India on doctors testing positive, the Senior Resident Doctor said, "We did come up with a schedule when booster shots were to be given. But the wave has hit at exactly the same time. Secondly, Omicron seems to have a higher infection rate than the Delta variant which was earlier there. "
