- LATEST
- WEBSTORY
- TRENDING
WORLD
Covid 4th wave scare: Not just BF.7, but THESE 3 coronavirus variants are leading virus surge in China
The Covid surge in China is not just triggered by the BF.7 variant of the virus, but three more strains that contribute to a spike in cases.
Updated : Dec 28, 2022, 05:33 PM IST | Edited by : Vaishnawi Sinha
 "Covid 4th wave scare: Not just BF.7, but THESE 3 coronavirus variants are leading virus surge in China")
TRENDING NOW
)
This country has fourth largest gold reserves in the world, but does not have a single gold mine, it is..., not UAE, Iran, US, South Africa
)
Mukesh Ambani to setup new Campa Cola bottling plant in..., to invest Rs...
)
Big blow to MS Dhoni in middle of IPL 2025 as CSK skipper set to face huge loss of money due to....
)
Bad news for employees of this company as many to be sacked due to..., not Google, Ratan Tata's TCS, Narayana Murthy's Infosys, Microsoft, name is..
)
Indian-Canadian couple's dream wedding in Bengaluru turns tragic as colour bomb explodes on bride's back, watch viral video
)
Meet man who cracked AIIMS at 16, became IAS at 22, quit civil services to build Rs 28520 crore ed-tech empire, now he is...
)
Jaat box office collection day 12: Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda film crosses Rs 100 crore worldwide, earns Rs...
)
PAN-Aadhaar Link Deadline 2025 Extended: Process to Link PAN-Aadhaar Without Penalty & Avoid PAN Deactivation
)
Pat Cummins to miss rest of IPL 2025? SRH captain's wife's cryptic Instagram post sparks speculation
)
Meet Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran, who was once intern in TCS, now owns Rs 98 crore home near Mukesh Ambani's Antilia; Know about his bond with Ratan Tata, salary and...
)
Ratan Tata's TCS earns Rs 24114 crore in just 72 hours amid delay in annual salary hikes
)
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy visited this famous South Indian restaurant in..., its founder is...
India has been battling Covid 4th wave scares for the past week after reports of an explosive spike in coronavirus cases in China emerged a few days ago. In the midst of these fears, the central government in India has issued a list of guidelines for all states and Union Territories to follow.
According to the majority of the media reports, the massive Covid-19 spike in China has been credited to the BF.7 strain of the Omicron variant. BF.7 is considered to be a highly transmissible strain of the Omicron variant, with an incredibly high R-value.
While the fears regarding the spread of the BF.7 strain of the Omicron variant have reached India, health experts are now saying that it is not the only Covid variant that is responsible for the huge spike in coronavirus cases across China.
While speaking to media outlet NDTV, NK Arora, the chief of the Centre's Covid panel, said that the BF.7 variant is not even responsible for the majority of the Covid-19 cases in China. In fact, a total of four coronavirus variants have led to this surge.
The health expert revealed that the BF.7 variant of the virus accounts for only 15 percent of the total coronavirus cases in China. Over 50 percent of the cases have been attributed to the BN and BQ series while 10 to 15 percent of cases are associated with the SVV variants of Covid.
This, however, shouldn’t cause panic in India as the majority of the Indians have already acquired a hybrid immunity against the virus, which will limit the number of infections in the country due to previous infections and the efficacy of vaccines.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has also urged states and UTs to spring into action, prompting the state governments to stock up on medication and oxygen cylinders, as well as conduct Covid-19 mock drills in the hospitals to battle any impending surge in the number of cases.
