Omicron BF.7 launches in India.
While the festive season has started across the country, now the Corona variant Omicron has started raising its head with at least five new sub-variants. Even though there has been a decline in corona cases in India for the past few days, the sub-variants of Omicron are becoming a cause of concern.
Omicron sub-variants-BF.7, BQ.1, XBB and some combinations have been reported so far from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Briefing the media, a source in the Union Health Ministry said that in China, where the pandemic began, new sub-types have recently increased the number of Covid cases.
Top sources in the Health Ministry said, so far no serious illness has been reported due to these sub-variants, but sometimes the behavior of the virus is not known, so it is important to be careful. The ministry is monitoring hospitalization rates, the need for ICU care and deaths. A meeting was held yesterday with various departments monitoring these figures.
Cases across China have been triggered by BF.7. The World Health Organization had warned against the highly contagious sub-variant. This predicts this sub-variant to become a new dominant strain of the virus.
Omicron’s new subvariants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7, believed to be highly infectious and with greater transmissibility, are now making their way to other parts of the world after emerging from an area in Mongolia in China. And Covid infections are driving a new wave. According to recent reports, the first case of BF.7 has been found in India as detected by Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre.
With the emergence of these new sub-types, which are capable of overcoming immunity from previous infections and vaccines, it is important to exercise caution ahead of the upcoming celebrations of Diwali, Dhanteras, Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj. With the lockdown and restrictions easing, people in India are enthusiastically looking forward to celebrating one of the country’s biggest festivals, Diwali, after almost two years of keeping it low-key.
However, experts have warned that one should not abandon the mask just yet and take the responsibility of isolating oneself at the first sight of symptoms, adding that this could lead to vulnerable groups like children, elderly, cancer survivors, cancer patients, transplant patients etc. There may be protection. Here’s all you need to know about the new variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7, which are also being referred to as Omicron Spawn.
Characteristics of BA.5.1.7 and BF.76
Experts say that the symptoms of these variants will be more or less the same but more will emerge with time.
According to Dr. N.K. Arora, Chairman of the National Technical Advisory Group Vaccination (NTAGI), the symptoms of this variant will be similar to other Covid-19 variants, but if we talk about this new variant, then the body Pain is its main symptom. If someone is having body pain for a long time then he will need to get a Covid test done. Apart from this, sore throat, fatigue, phlegm and runny nose can also be symptoms of this variant.
According to Dr. Pavitra Venkatagopalan, Coronavirologist and COVID Awareness Expert at Rotary Club of Madras NextGen, “There is not enough data available right now to determine the symptoms of this sub-variant. Most of the people have not been tested through genome sequencing, so nothing can be said right now. But we are keeping an eye on its symptoms.”
How to protect yourself from the new sub-variant of Omicron
At present, the festive season is going on across the country in which it is inevitable that there will be a lot of crowd everywhere. In such a situation, whenever you go to an area where it is not possible to maintain social distance, wear a mask, which is the most important and easiest way to avoid corona.
If you are feeling sick, consult a doctor as soon as possible and avoid taking medicines on your own. Get tested as soon as you feel symptoms of corona.
Latest situation of Corona in the country
According to the government data updated on Wednesday, after 1,946 new cases of corona virus infection were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the number of infected people in the country increased to 4,46,34,376, while the number of patients under treatment has decreased to 25,968. . After the death of 10 more people due to infection in the country, the death toll has increased to 5,28,923. These 10 cases also include six people whose names Kerala has added to the list of patients who lost their lives due to the global pandemic while re-matching the death toll due to infection. The Union Health Ministry said the daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.75 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was 1.01 per cent.
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