Bengal on Wednesday reported its first Omicron case with a seven-year-old boy from Farakka in Murshidabad district testing positive.
The who boy had returned from Abu Dhabi via Hyderabad showed no symptoms and was presently with his mother, Chief Medical Officer ofMurshidabad said adding the health administration was keeping a closewatch on the patient whose parents have however tested negative.
The boy had tested positive for Omicron at Hyderabad Airport whereafter he had travelled down to Kolkata, sources in the Stateadministration said adding the passengers of the flight he returned inwere being traced.
The Health Department officials however said that the “only good thing is that the family drove back to Farakka about 300 km away in aprivate vehicle there by making chances of further spreading the infection comparatively less.” The police have been asked to check for the places where the family stopped while its journey down to Murshidabad, sources said.
Meanwhile, the State Election Commission has issued instructions to the administration to ensure strict observation of corona protocols in the run up to Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections which is goingto take place on December 19.