Indian economic growth not be impacted much by Omicron: official

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Omicron wave of coronavirus is unlikely to have much impact on India’s economic growth, not more than of 5-10 basis points, a senior government official said on Thursday.

“India is much better prepared to cope with new wave of coronavirus,” Anurag Jain, secretary at the department for promotion of industry and internal trade, told reporters.