Dakshina Kannada records 5 Omicron cases among 6 new Omicron cases in K'taka, tally now 14
Bengaluru, Dec 18: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Saturday said six more cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in the state.
Of six cases, five have have been detected from COVID clusters that have emerged from two educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada district.
This takes the state's tally of Omicron cases to fourteen.
"Two cluster outbreaks of COVID have been reported from two educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada today: Cluster 1: 14 cases (of which 4 are Omicron). Cluster 2: 19 cases (1 is Omicron). A traveller from UK has also tested positive for Omicron," Sudhakar tweeted.
The new cases of Omicron have been detected after five cases were reported in the state on Thursday.
Earlier, the country's first two Omicron cases-- a South African national who has left the country, and the other a local person, a Doctor with no travel history, were detected in Karnataka on December 2.
Following this, a 34-year-old Bengaluru native who returned to the city following a business trip in South Africa had become the third case on December 12.
Two cluster outbreaks of COVID have been reported from two educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada today:
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) December 18, 2021
Cluster 1: 14 cases (of which 4 are Omicron)
Cluster 2: 19 cases (1 is Omicron)
A traveller from UK has also tested positive for #Omicron@BSBommai#Omicronindia
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Assam Police at Pawan Khera's residence in national capital, Delhi Police assisting
New Delhi (PTI): An Assam Police team on Tuesday is at the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera for questioning in connection with a case linked to allegations made against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family, official sources said.
The team formally informed Delhi Police upon arrival, following which a local police team joined and is assisting in the proceedings, the source said.
The development comes amid a political tussle after Sarma alleged that the Congress used "false information" sourced from a Pakistani social media group to level charges against his wife regarding multiple passports and overseas assets. He termed the allegations an attempt to influence the Assam elections and a punishable offence.
Khera had recently sought clarifications on Sarma's wife's alleged foreign assets, prompting a complaint and subsequent police action.
