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First case of Omicron BA.5 variant

May 26 , 2022 915 days 514 0
  • The first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.5 in India has been detected in Telangana.
  • He is the 1st person tested positive for the sub-variant, as per Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
  • INSACOG has also confirmed that a South African traveller, was reported positive for the BA.4 variant on arrival at Hyderabad airport.
  • It was the first case of BA.4 Omicron sub-variant in India.
  • A 19-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu was found infected with the BA.4 sub-variant.
  • BA.4 and BA.5 are sub-variants of the Omicron variant circulating globally.

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