Man back from Tanzania tests positive for Omicron in Delhi, total count for India rises to 5

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An Indian national, who has just returned from Tanzania, tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Delhi, taking the total count of such cases in India to five.</p>
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The patient has been admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in the capital, where a separate ward has been set up for Omicron patients. He is fully vaccinated and suffers from mild symptoms.</p>
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Dr Suresh Kumar, medical director at LNJP Hospital, said that the Omicron patient had a sore throat and fever initially. The patient is also suffering from body pain and weakness, but no drop in oxygen level has been recorded.</p>
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"The patient is being monitored 24 hours a day and special care is being taken of the oxygen level. If the number of Omicron patients in the hospital increases, we are prepared for the eventuality," he added.</p>
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The first two cases of Omicron in India were reported from Karnataka earlier this week while the other two cases were detected from Gujarat and Maharashtra.</p>
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