China’s COVID-19 panic: What is our knowledge about Omicron’s BF.7 variant of Omicron?
Coronavirus BF.7 Omicron Variant: Experts say that it is important to take precautions in public places, this is because many rules made during Covid-19 have been removed and due to this people have become a bit careless.
New Delhi. Once again the cases of coronavirus are increasing rapidly all over the world. India is also ready to fight the possible wave of the Covid virus. The BF.7 Omicron sub-variant is once again in the limelight as this variant has wreaked havoc in countries like China. Also called Omicron Spawn, the BF.7 sub-variant, first detected in India in October, is a new variant of the same, which spreads rapidly. So far 4 cases of the BF.7 variant have been reported in the country – two from Gujarat and the other two from Odisha.
It is expected that due to the BF.7 sub-variant, the world may see a fourth wave of the pandemic. The new Omicron variant was first seen in China and India has seen the first case of this variant in Gujarat. Early in the pandemic, the virus mutated several times, and WHO declared the delta variant to be the most severe.
According to official sources, various cities in China are currently in the grip of Omicron, the highly contagious form of Covid, mostly BF.7, which is the main strain spreading in Beijing. Due to this, there has been a huge jump in the cases of Covid infection in China.
BF.7 has the ability to infect vaccinated humans as well.
BF.7 is a subtype of Omicron variant BA.5 and has a wider infectivity, shorter incubation period, and higher potential to cause reinfection or even infect people who have been vaccinated. has gone It is believed that the reproduction number, or R-value, of variant BF.7 ranges from 10 to 18.6 – meaning that a person infected with BF.7 is likely to transmit the virus to between 10 and 18.6 other people.
BF.7 variant spread in more than 6 countries
The BF.7 variant bypasses the antibodies that a person has developed through natural infection with the earlier variant even if all doses of the vaccines have been administered. It has already been found in several countries including the US, UK, and European countries like Belgium, Germany, France, and Denmark.
What are the symptoms of BF.7 infection?
The symptoms of the new BF.7 sub-variant are similar to common flu and include cold, cough, fever, body aches, etc. Since it is highly contagious, it spreads to a large group of people within a short period of time. Experts say that it is important to take precautions in public places, this is because many rules made during Covid-19 have been removed, and due to this people have become a bit careless.
