The first two cases of the new type of corona virus 'Omi Crown', which is spreading rapidly in India, have been confirmed.
According to the French news agency AFP, a devastating wave of corona virus in India has killed more than 200,000 people across the country.
A new variant has been found in two men, aged 66 and 46, from the southern state of Karnataka, a senior health ministry official said on Thursday."According to the protocol, all their primary and secondary contacts have been traced and are being investigated," he said in a press briefing.
India has not yet imposed any new restrictions on international travel, but the health ministry on Monday ordered mandatory corona tests for all travelers from "at-risk countries".
Mumbai, the country's largest city, on Wednesday declared a seven-day quarantine mandatory for all travelers from at-risk countries.
'Omi Kroon' is a new challenge to global efforts to fight the epidemic, leading to renewed sanctions by several countries.It is a brand new form of corona virus that has been around since the onset of the epidemic. New strains of the corona virus include the Delta variant, the first case of which appeared in India in October 2020.
The devastating Corona virus killed more than 200,000 people between April and June and filled hospitals and cemeteries.
The devastation followed the Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, attended by about 25 million Hindu pilgrims.
India has the second highest number of coronavirus cases after the United States. The number of confirmed cases so far is over 34 million.
