7-yr-old Bengal boy tests positive for Omicron

Kolkata: West Bengal on Wednesday reported its first Omicron case as a seven-year-old boy from Murshidabad district tested positive for the coronavirus variant, a senior official of the health department said.

The boy, the official said, recently returned to Bengal from Abu Dhabi via Hyderabad, the official said.

He is undergoing treatment at a local hospital in Murshidabad district.