Dr. Faisal Mahmood acknowledged the discovery of new COVID variant cases in Karachi but noted that there are not many new COVID variant patients visiting hospitals.
Dr. Faisal Mahmood, a member of the Sindh Corona Taskforce, urged the populace to wear face masks and stay away from public gatherings, following the discovery of a new variant of COVID in Karachi on Wednesday.
Dr. Faisal Mahmood acknowledged the discovery of new COVID variant cases in Karachi but noted that there are not many new COVID variant patients visiting hospitals.
In the event of illness, he advised people to visit a doctor to be examined. The masses of Sindh, who are ill, have been advised to use face masks and asked to avoid visiting public places.
The general populace was urged not to worry about the discovery of a new COVID variant in Karachi by Dr. Mahmood. Earlier, the Omicron sub-variants XBB and XBB-1 of the Sindh Health Department were confirmed to exist in Karachi. The health department reported that six cases of the new COVID-19 variants, XBB and XBB-1, had been found in Karachi.
They did, however, confirm that the South Asian nation was still immune to the extremely contagious variant, BF. According to reports, a strain called BF.7 or BA.5.2.1.7, which is a subvariant of the extremely contagious Omicron variant, is causing a coronavirus outbreak in China.
BF.7 is actually an abbreviation. BA.5.2.1.7 is the complete name. This is a sub-variant of the BA.5 variant of Omicron. Globally, Omicron’s BA.5 variant has the most cases that have been reported. Approximately 76.2% of all cases
Corona virus mutations can result in a wide variety of variants and subvariants. It is known as “convergent evolution.” Names for these sub-variants include BA.2.75.2, BF.7, and BQ.1.1. Which sub-variant is descended from which variant determines the names for these variants.
According to reports coming out of China, BF.7 is riskier than the other Omicron sub-variants. Due to how quickly it spreads, it has the highest transmissibility. Many people can contract BF.7 from one infected person.
The remaining Omicron variants have shorter incubation times and can infect, on average, four individuals. The time between being exposed to the virus and the onset of the first symptoms is known as the incubation period. In other words, you can catch BF.7 as soon as you come into contact with it.