Four cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7 reportedly detected in India

Four cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7 reportedly detected in India

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Category : National Published on: December 24 2022

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  • With Omicron subvariant BF.7 driving China's drastic surge in Covid cases, four cases of the subvariant have been reportedly detected in India so far.
  • Three BF.7 positive cases were reported from Gujarat and one from Odisha.
  • The first case of BF.7 in India was detected in October by Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre.
  • The BF.7 variant is spreading in Beijing and is contributing to a wider surge of Covid infections in that country.
  • BF.7 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant BA.5 and has the strongest infection ability since it is highly transmissible, has a shorter incubation period, and has a higher capacity to cause reinfection or infect even those vaccinated.
  • It has already been detected in several other countries, including the US, the UK and European nations such as Belgium, Germany, France and Denmark.
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