A study into Delhi Covid samples between November 25 and December 23 last year has indicated that there was an eventual community spread of the Omicron in the Capital. However, the report by the department of clinical virology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, is the first report confirming community transmission of Omicron in Delhi, news agency ANI said. Hence, we analysed the formation of local and familial clusters and eventual community transmission," the study noted. During the peak of the second wave of the pandemic too, experts claimed that without community transmission the massive second wave was not possible. With Omicron, the issue of community transmission became evident as people without travel history tested positive of this variant.

Source: Hindustan Times January 15, 2022 21:57 UTC