India on Friday reported 1,17,100 new Covid-19 cases, the highest since the beginning of June. Meanwhile, the country’s Omicron tally stands at 3,007.
Looking at Omicron infections, one of the most common questions is whether RT PCR and rapid antigen tests confirm the presence of the Omicron variant?
To this, Dr. Lancelot Pinto says, “It is likely that the majority of infections in the current surge are due to the omicron variant. The S gene dropout on RT-PCR is highly likely to be omicron (not all laboratories use the S gene for testing). However) the presence of the S gene does not mean that it is not an oomicron.”
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