Niti Aayog member (health) Dr VK Paul said as the World Health Organization has rightly alerted, Omicron should not be taken as a common cold. The present surge in the daily number of Covid-19 cases is led by Omicron, which is proved by the uniform surge across the country. Dr Paul said now India has its own experience of Omicron, which shows that the hospitalisation might be lower, but the transmission is alarmingly high. "If one in the family gets it, the others are also getting it," Dr Paul said. Omicron is not the common cold and should not be taken lightly, Dr Paul said.

Source: Hindustan Times January 13, 2022 05:11 UTC