Kathmandu: Nepal has reported 24 new cases of omicron variant of coronavirus.
Issuing a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Health and Population said that the variant was confirmed through gene sequencing of samples collected throughout the country.
The ministry said that S-gene screening was performed on 1,146 random samples collected in the Nepali month of Poush (December-January). A total of 250 samples came out S-gene negative and 24 samples were confirmed to be omicron variant when further gene sequencing was performed.
Keeping in view of a possible increase in hospitalization, the Ministry has instructed all hospitals to maintain a high alert, manage an adequate supply of oxygen and other essential items and health workers have been instructed to be on a high alert.
Nepal has reported a spike in coronavirus cases in the last few days.
Earlier, Nepal had reported three cases of the variant (B.1.1.529) announced by the World Health Organization as the ‘universal variant of concern’.
Nepal has reported a spike in coronavirus cases in the last few days. A total of 540 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Thursday. Nepal had recorded 435 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday.
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