KARACHI: The Sindh Department of Health on Tuesday showed the presence of XBB and XBB-1 subvariants of the Omicron variant in Karachi.
Six cases of the new variant of Covid-19, XBB and XBB-1, have been detected in the provincial metropolis of Karachi, the Sindh fitness branch said on Tuesday.
However, they showed that the South Asian country was still of the highly infectious variant: BF.
China is reportedly experiencing a backlog of coronavirus cases due to a strain that is a subvariant of the highly infectious variant of Omicron: BF. 7 or BA. 5. 2. 1. 7.
NIH DENIES PRESENCE OF NEW COVID-19 VARIANTS
On the other hand, the National Institute of Health (NIH) denied on Tuesday all data regarding the presence of new variants of Covid-19 in Pakistan.
“No cases of a new variant of covid-19 have been reported in Pakistan,” the NIH official said, adding that “all arrangements have been made to combat the new variant” should a case arise.
According to an official from the National Center for Command and Control (NCOC), the new variants have also given the impression in the past, but they were verified in time. “We are perfectly prepared for the technique and any variant. “
It reports that the coronavirus strain spreading in China is a subvariant of the highly infectious variant of Omicron: BF. 7 or BA. 5. 2. 1. 7.
Yesterday, while presiding over a review assembly on the virus situation, NDMA President Lt. Gen. Inam Haider Malik told the NIH to consider the rules for educational institutions, social gatherings, and communities.
Pakistan has reported no deaths in the past 24 hours from the novel coronavirus, with a number of positive cases shown reaching 1,575,833. The national death toll is 30,636.
According to the most recent figures released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), at least 15 other people tested positive for covid nationwide in the past 24 hours.