No Omicron case yet in U.T.
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Health Dept. steps up surveillance and enforcement of safety protocols in region
No Omicron case has yet been reported in the Union Territory even as authorities have stepped up surveillance and enforcement of safety protocols ahead of the influx of tourists for the New Year celebrations.
Since the emergence of the new variant, the Health department has acquired special test RT-PCR kits for assaying the S-gene dropout or the S-gene target failure (SGTF), the marker for Omicron variant, in patients identified with COVID-19.
"We have not yet seen a positive for SGTF in the marker tests conducted in patients so far,” said G. Sriramulu, Health Director.
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