Health Department confirmed Omicron male patient, 23, resident of Bahar Colony, has no prior international travel history and has been quarantine


Lahore: The first suspected case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Lahore has been surfaced on Monday.
The hazardous Omicron variant has entered in Lahore as the Health Department confirmed Omicron male patient, 23, resident of Bahar Colony, has no prior international travel history and has been quarantine.
The report said that 12 samples were collected from the Punjab’s provincial capital and one of them confirmed Omicron variant. He has been shifted to quarantine.
Earlier on Saturday, first case of Omicron variant of coronavirus had been confirmed in Islamabad.
Contact tracing was underway in the federal capital after surfacing the first case of Omicron came to light. Omicron had been confirmed as a citizen of Islamabad and the patient has no travel history abroad.
Omicron’s patient had only travel history of Karachi. It was also said that the patient's condition was out of danger.
This was confirmed by Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat on his Twitter handle. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia informed that the Omicron variant was diagnosed in an Islamabad resident. He said that the citizen did not have a history to travel abroad. The health teams are ready to deal with the Omicron variant, added Dr Zia.
The DHO also urged the citizens to take every possible precaution and receive a booster shot if eligible.
The first case of Omicron in Pakistan was confirmed on December 13 in Karachi where a woman was infected with the virus who recovered after being treated in a private hospital.
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