New Delhi, Dec 2 (UNI) The World Health Organisation's South-East Asia unit called to step-up surveillance as the Government of India announced two confirmed cases of Omicron on Thursday.
India is the first country among the South East Asia region to report the presence of Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, said the confirmation of Omicron Variant of Concern today by India was not unexpected, "in view of the interconnected world that we live in".