Bengaluru, Nov. 28 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said Omicron, a new variant of Covid, has not been reported in the state. "The new variant has been reported in South Africa, Hongkong and Botswana. The World Health Organisation has also issued an alert about the new strain of the virus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too has issued guidelines to prevent and control the new variant. However no cases of the new strain have been reported in Karnataka." Those arriving from the countries affected by the new strain are being compulsorily tested at the airports and they would be allowed into the cities only if they are found negative. "We have requested the union government to ban the arrival of passengers from the 3 three c...