Three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China’s current surge of Covid cases, have been detected in India so far, official sources said Wednesday. Omicron subvariant BF.7: 3 cases found in India after China covid surge.
The first case of BF.7 in India was detected in October by Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre. So far, two cases have been reported from Gujarat while one case has been reported from Odisha, they said. According to official sources here, Chinese cities are currently hit by the highly transmissible Omicron strain.
Mostly BF.7 which is the main variant spreading in Beijing and is contributing to a wider surge of Covid infections in that country. “The BF.7’s high transmissibility in China might be attributed to a low level of immunity in the Chinese population from the previous infection and possibly vaccination too,” an official source said.
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“The BF.7’s high transmissibility in China might be attributed to a low level of immunity in the Chinese population from the previous infection and possibly vaccination too,” an official source said. 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.
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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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