Bengaluru doctor infected with Omicron recovering well

Team Udayavani, Dec 4, 2021, 12:05 PM IST

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Bengaluru: A Bengaluru doctor who was detected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and his primary contacts are reportedly doing fine without any complications.

The doctor and his family — wife and daughter — are being treated at the designated hospital, where an entire floor has been reserved for the treatment of omicron variant infected as well as suspected cases. According to sources, six persons are being treated and kept under observation here.

Around 60 beds have been made available to deal with suspected Omicron cases and the healthcare staff treating them have been advised not to visit other wards or roam around in the premises of the hospital.

A senior doctor who is monitoring the treatment said that they are following the same treatment procedure as earlier given to Covid patients.

The doctor found that the omicron variant first showed symptoms of severe body ache, chills and mild fever. He didn’t have any breathing issues till date and saturation levels remained normal. He was admitted to hospital following dizziness. After being treated with monoclonal antibodies, he bounced back to normalcy without any symptoms, sources said.

The doctor who was discharged earlier on November 29 following RT-PCR negative report was readmitted following latest test results showing a positive result for omicron variant. His daughter aged five and his wife are also in the same hospital. The daughter has brought her books and bag to the hospital. She is asymptomatic and tested negative for Covid, sources explained.

BBMP authorities have conducted tests on the doctor’s parents and brother’s family. The doctors say the omicron variant may not be so serious and life-threatening going by the recent experience of the patient and his primary contacts. The doctor’s house is being sealed off in Bengaluru.

With IANS inputs