INSACOG confirms BA.4, BA.5 Omicron sub-variants in India

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Updated At : 11:24 AM May 23, 2022 IST

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New Delhi, May 22

The INSACOG has confirmed the presence of the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants of the coronavirus in India — one case in Tamil Nadu and another in Telangana.

BA.4 and BA.5 are sub-variants of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of the virus.

In a statement on Sunday, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said a 19-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu has been found infected with the BA.4 sub-variant of the virus. The patient has shown only mild clinical symptoms and has been fully vaccinated. She had no travel history.

Earlier, a South African was reported positive for BA.4 sub-variant of Omicron on arrival at the Hyderabad airport. In another case, an 80-year-old man in Telangana has tested positive for BA.5 sub-variant of the virus. He has shown only mild clinical symptoms and has been vaccinated.

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