Patna Reports New Variant of Omicron

BA.12 variant of Omicron has been detected in Patna. The new variant BA.12 is 10 times more dangerous than BA.2.

A new variant BA.12 of Omicron has been detected in Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS).

The new variant BA.12 is 10 times more dangerous than BA.2, which was detected during the third wave of Corona in the country.

Omicron Variant of COVID-19
Omicron variant is a mutated strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with faster transmissibility and enhanced virulence compared to the original COVID-19 virus.

‘The BA.12 variant was first detected in the US. There were two to three cases detected in Delhi and now one case in Patna.’

Prof Dr Namrata Kumari, the HOD of microbiology department, IGIMS, said, "Keeping in view the rising Covid cases, we had started genome sequencing of samples of Omicron variant of Corona. There were 13 samples tested and 1 of them had BA.12 strains. The remaining 12 samples had BA.2 strains."

New Variant BA.12

"We have asked the authority for contact tracing of all the positive samples of Omicron. The BA.12 variant is 10 times more dangerous than BA.2. Though, there is no need to worry. Precaution is required here to protect from it," She added.

Source-IANS

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