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When the detection of a new highly-transmissible coronavirus variant , ‘Omicron’ in South Africa and the threat of a third wave of the pandemic becoming bigger, HIV patients are in jitters.

Q: Answer-When the detection of a new highly-transmissible coronavirus variant , ‘Omicron’ in South Africa and...

Here, with is the correct preposition to be used. With the detection of a new highly-transmissible coronavirus variant, Omicron in South Africa and the threat of a third wave of the pandemic becoming bigger, HIV patients are in jitters.

In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘ No correction is required’ , mark (E) as the answer.

A With the detection of a new highly-transmissible coronavirus variant

B While the detection of a new highly-transmissible coronavirus variant

C Where the detection of a new highly-transmissible coronavirus variant

D Whom the detection of a new highly-transmissible coronavirus variant

E No improvement required

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