Delhi’s First Patient of Omicron Variant of COVID-19 Discharged From LNJP Hospital, Say Officials

Delhi's first patient of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a 37-year-old man, has been discharged from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital, officials said on Tuesday.

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New Delhi, December 14: Delhi's first patient of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a 37-year-old man, has been discharged from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital, officials said on Tuesday.

The man, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there, to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight on December 2. He stayed in Johannesburg in South Africa for a week and had mild symptoms. Also Read | Netflix Slashes Subscription Rates in India, Now Starts at Rs 149 per Month.

The LNJP hospital has been designated for treating patients infected with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19. Also Read | Delhi To Witness Minimum Temperature of 5 Degrees Celsius on December 20, Says IMD.

A 35-year-old man with travel history to Zimbabwe and South Africa has also tested positive for Omicron, becoming the second patient in the national capital to get infected with the new variant of the coronavirus.

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