India battles to include unfold of Omicron variant – BBC Information
India is battling to include the unfold of the brand new Omicron variant of Covid.
The nation was hit arduous in the course of the second wave of coronavirus earlier this 12 months and was criticised for not telling the world early sufficient about Delta, which unfold quickly and have become the dominant variant throughout the globe.
Greater than half of India’s grownup inhabitants is absolutely vaccinated. That nonetheless nonetheless leaves tons of of thousands and thousands in danger and medical doctors have warned that if an Omicron-fuelled third wave hits, medical amenities might nonetheless be overrun in a short time.
“We’re simply beginning to see an uptick within the variety of sufferers… these are double vaccinated individuals beginning to get an infection once more,” says Dr Sumit Ray, from Holy Household Hospital in Delhi.
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