<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has directed the Health Department officials to devise treatment protocol for Omicron virus-infected patients. The Chief Minister informed media persons in Bengaluru today that the officials have been asked to ascertain the treatment protocol followed in other countries. He said that primarily it is learnt that the same treatment protocol is followed to treat Omicron-infected patients as for those infected with Delta virus.<br />''<br />''However, since Omicron is said to spread faster than Delta virus, measures towards contact tracing, treatment and vaccination of the vulnerable sections of the society are being speeded up.<br />''<br />''Cluster management in schools, college hostels and apartments is initiated after recent such cases in a cluster. Only double-dose vaccinated persons are asked to hold meetings and visit public places.</span><br />