New Delhi. The way Coronavirus wreaked havoc across the world in 2019-20, people have not yet recovered from it. Many countries are still in the grip of coronavirus. A few months ago, a lockdown was also imposed in many cities of China. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry has become alert after the case of a new sub-variant BF.7 of the corona virus in India. After the first case of this sub-variant of Omicron came to light in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a high-level meeting, in which apart from the Health Department, all the officials of Insacog, DBT, and NTAGI also attended.
In view of the danger of this new sub-variant of coronavirus, the Ministry of Health has placed it in the category of highly contagious variants. You have been asked to be very careful with this variant. Especially during other festivals including Diwali, the risk of its spread in the crowd has increased more than before.
Why is the health department worried about this variant?
Let us tell you that Maharashtra, which is one of the largest states of the country, recorded an increase of 17.7% in the cases of corona virus infection this week as compared to last week. Upon investigation, the state health department found Omicron’s BF.7 and XBB responsible. According to experts, this new variant of COVID is very contagious. Also, it can prove to be very fatal for the elderly and people suffering from serious diseases. In such a situation, in view of the cold weather and the festive season, it is feared that once again the cases of COVID in the country may increase rapidly. Amidst this apprehension, the Health Minister held an important meeting on Tuesday. Maharashtra also remains on high alert regarding coronavirus because when the coronavirus spread across the country, Maharashtra was the most affected.