Covid-19: Omicron does not escape RT-PCR and RAT, says govt

The Omicron variant does not escape RT-PCR and rapid antigen testing (RAT), the Centre has underlined while advising states to immediately ramp up testing. A senior official said 764 samples were genome-sequenced between November 26 and November 30 and no case of the Omicron variant was detected till Tuesday.

source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/covid-19-omicron-does-not-escape-rt-pcr-and-rat-says-govt/articleshow/88017600.cms

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