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Ahmedabad, Dec 5 (PTI) A day after the first case of Omicron variant was detected in Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday urged people to take necessary precautions and expressed confidence that the new strain of coronavirus would be defeated.
On Saturday, a 72-year-old NRI tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Jamnagar city of the state after his arrival from Zimbabwe, one of the "at risk" countries.
Speaking at an event at Zydus Corporate Park in the city, Patel said thanks to the cooperation of people, the number of COVID-19 cases being reported in the state are now the lowest in the country.
"For the last several months, the number of new coronavirus cases emerging in Gujarat everyday is the lowest in comparison to other states in the country.
It was possible because of people"s cooperation.
We are gradually coming out from the challenging situation that we have been facing since long," he said in his address.