Enhancing Readiness for Omicron (B.1.1.529) as it already been detected in 35 countries

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• On 26 November 2021, WHO designated variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern (VOC), on the basis of advice from WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution. The variant has been given the name Omicron.
• Omicron is a highly divergent variant with a high number of mutations, including 26-32 in the spike, some of which are concerning and may be associated with immune escape potential and higher transmissibility. However, there are still considerable uncertainties.
• The main uncertainties are (1) how transmissible the variant is and whether any increases are related to immune escape, intrinsic increased transmissibility, or both; (2) how well vaccines protect against infection, transmission, clinical disease of different degrees of severity and death; and (3) does the variant present with a different severity profile. Public health advice is based on current information and will be tailored as more evidence emerges around those key questions.
• Cases are now being reported from all the continents and numbers are increasing day by day.

Country Submission Count

Most recent reported occurrences in different countries

Number of Genomes state-wise till date in India 

Variants lineage in India 

Source: WHO/GISAID/INSACOG

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