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What is Omicron XBB.1.5 Variant Of COVID 19 Which Is Recently Detected In India?
Fresh variants of the Covid-19 virus are raising alarms in many countries besides China. Although many public health experts are expressing concern about the rising Covid cases in China, infectious disease experts have been increasingly worried about the XBB.1.5 variant. Recently, a case of Omicron XBB.1.5 variant of COVID 19 which is rapidly spreading in the US, is detected in India. Scientists have noted that XBB.1.5 spread could surge in the coming days as the holiday travel would be on due to the year end.
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India has confirmed its first Omicron’s XBB.1.5 case in Gujarat in December, as per Insacog data.
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| Did You Know? Prior to departure, all overseas travellers travelling from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand to India are now required to submit RT-PCR reports. It will also be necessary starting on January 1, 2023 to upload a report to the Air Suvidha webpage. |
As per the data results published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, XBB.1.5 now represents about 41 per cent of new cases in the US, especially in New York.
The cases have reportedly nearly doubled over the past week, when its prevalence was 21.7 per cent.
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A novel recombinant strain called XBB.1.5 is more immune evasive and more contagious than BQ and XBB variations. The XBB1.5 outperformed the BQ1 version by 108%. But as more data became available, XBB1.5 continued to improve and is currently 120% quicker. It spreads more quickly than Omicron BF does.
Prior to departure, all overseas travellers travelling from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand to India are now required to submit RT-PCR reports. It will also be necessary starting on January 1, 2023 to upload a report to the Air Suvidha webpage.
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