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Chennai, Dec 5 (PTI): Tamil Nadu has not detected any cases of "Omicron" variant and the five international passengers who have tested Covid-19 positive on their arrival from the United Kingdom and Singapore, were suspected to contracted the "Delta" variant of Covid-19, Tamil Nadu Minister Ma Subramanian said on Sunday.
The Health and Family Welfare Minister said the five individuals who arrived from the high risk countries were "asymptomatic" and were "fine" at the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research hospital in the city.
"As per the first level of information, one individual (of the five passengers) has tested Covid-19 negative.
Tamil Nadu has not detected any Omicron variant," he told reporters.
Health Department Principal Secretary J Radhakrishnan said the chances of the five people testing positive for Omicron variant was "less".
"Based on the information received, they might have contracted the Delta variant.