Omicron-infected patient in Rajasthan has been detected to be Covid-19 positive in Delhi and has been admitted to the Lok Nayak Hospital, reported news agency PTI, quoting officials, on Friday.
The contact, who tested Covid positive on Thursday, is asymptomatic and stable. She did not travel to any foreign country and her sample has been sent for genomic sequencing to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
According to an official, 17 members of her family have also been put under home quarantine and other contacts are being traced.
The LNJP has been designated for treatment of patients infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Currently, the hospital has 30 patients suspected to be infected with the new variant.