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Third Covid-19 wave is here; 75% cases in metros Omicron: NTAGI's N K Arora

New variant in 81% of samples genome tested: Delhi health minister

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Ruchika ChitravanshiSohini Das New Delhi/Mumbai
A large chunk of Omicron cases in India have been reported from big cities, the head of the country's vaccine task force told a television (TV) channel on Monday, adding the third wave is upon us.

Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata have a combined 75 per cent share of infections of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus that was first detected in South Africa in November, said N K Arora, chairman, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. He has also been closely involved with the roll-out of vaccines from the very onset.

"Look at whatever variants have been genome sequenced. We got

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