Covid-19. 11 Omicron sub-variants found during testing of int'l travellers; all variants earlier reported in India: Sources

PTI Updated - January 05, 2023 at 02:42 PM.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has urged citizens not to panic unnecessarily but remain alert

Buddhist devotees from various countries arrive to attend the sermon of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya, at Jai Prakash Narayan airport in Patna, Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Few foreign devotees tested Covid-19 positive upon their arrival. (PTI Photo)

Eleven Omicron sub-variants were found during testing of international travellers between December 24 and January 3, and all these variants have been earlier reported in India, official sources said on Thursday.

Of the 19,227 international travellers tested during the period, 124 were found Covid positive, they said, adding that all of them were put in isolation.

The sources said that of the 124 positive samples, genome sequencing results of 40 were received of which XBB, including XBB.1, was found in 14 samples and BF 7.4.1 in one sample.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has urged citizens not to panic unnecessarily but remain alert and follow the directives issued by the government.

Published on January 5, 2023 09:12

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