Patna: Two people who returned from Dubai 10 days ago tested positive for Covid in Patna on Sunday, after reports of Covid among people who had travelled to Africa in Bihar's Gopalganj.

Dr. Veena Kumari, a civil surgeon in Patna, said that genome sequencing had begun. "We've sent these two patients' samples to the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) to see if it's the Omicron variant," she said.

The two infected people are part of a four-person party that arrived 10 days ago from Dubai. On Saturday, they had RT-PCR tests, and two of them were found to be Corona positive on Sunday. The health officials started a contact tracing process to find out who might have come into contact with these two Corona positive individuals.

Meanwhile, in the face of the significant danger posed by Omicron, the Bihar government has urged all private schools to begin offering online classes to students. The Health Department has released rules to implement Covid protocols in government schools, colleges, and other educational institutions, as well as coaching institutes.

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