Epidemiologist Dr. Anshuman Kumar is also expressing apprehension that a new variant has been created due to mutation in the corona virus in China, but it has not been confirmed yet.
There is a possibility of changing the variant of Corona in China.
until a few months ago it seemed Corona It will end now, but as the years go by virus Has started spreading its legs again. Due to the increasing cases of COVID in many countries including China, lines of worry have come on the forehead of the people. China The kind of news that is coming from them is creating fear. In India too, people are afraid that the situation might worsen again due to the virus. However, at present the situation is normal in the country due to Corona. There has not been a jump in the cases of infection in any state. It has been successful because of herd immunity, vaccination and the steps taken on a large scale. But in view of the deteriorating situation in China, India has also come on alert mode.
In the past, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also held a meeting, in which he appealed to the officers not to be negligent in any matter. Along with this, it has also been asked to adopt all necessary measures regarding COVID. Experts are also advising people to follow the Covid protocol and get booster dose. Meanwhile, the first nasal vaccine has also been approved in the country, which is believed to be very effective in the fight against COVID.
Why are cases increasing?
But at the moment it is most important to know why the cases of COVID are increasing in China. In the reports that are coming at the moment, it is being told that the reason for the increase in COVID in China is Omicron’s sub-variant BF.7, since restrictions have been removed in China in the past, due to which people have come under the grip of the virus. And getting infected fast. This variant is spreading rapidly and is also causing severe symptoms in the elderly and people suffering from chronic diseases. Because of which the death toll in China is also increasing. There is a crowd of patients in the hospitals and there is a shortage of medicines in many areas.
Is the Omicron BF.7 variant really that dangerous?
Let’s talk about the BF.7 variant first. This variant BA. Similar to BA.5.2.1.7 which is a sub-strain of Omicron’s sub-variant BA.5, since the virus keeps mutating continuously, it also creates its own sub-lineages. The sub-lineage of BA.5 in AI is BF.7, however it is more infectious than other Omicron sub-variants and its R-value is more than 15, i.e. one person infected with this variant can transmit the virus to 15 other people. can deliver. BF.7 variant is not new. This variant has already arrived in India in October itself. This variant has also arrived in China about four months back.
There may be another variant in China
In this regard, epidemiologist Dr. Jugal Kishore says that due to COVID in China, cases are also increasing and hospitalization is also happening very fast. Since the cases of corona are increasing there for many months. In such a situation, there is a possibility that a new variant of COVID has arrived in China. It is also possible that some dangerous mutation has happened in the BF.7 variant itself. This is because the reason for the cases increasing so rapidly in any area is also a new variant, although no statement has come from China regarding this, but the presence of a new variant there cannot be denied. In such a situation, if infected patients of any new variant reach other countries, then the cases can increase rapidly.
Epidemiologist Dr. Anshuman Kumar is also expressing apprehension that a new variant has been created due to mutation in the corona virus in China, but there is no clear information about it yet, but in view of this apprehension, India should Also have to be cautious. Because there is no danger from the BF.7 variant in India, but if a new variant comes here, then it can become the reason for increasing the cases.
There is no danger in India, but there is a need to be cautious
Dr. Jugal Kishore says that India has seen three waves of Corona. In such a situation, there will be no danger like China here. There is immunity against COVID in the country. More than 90 percent people have been vaccinated. The situation here will not be like China at all. In China, people have been exposed to Covid after about three years. That’s why the cases are increasing so fast there, whereas in India, during the second and third wave itself, a large population had been infected.
Due to natural infection, people have strong immunity, due to which there will be no danger here, although for the next one month, the cases of COVID will have to be monitored. This is because if there is any other variant apart from Omicron in China, then cases may increase worldwide. In such a situation, India should also be cautious. At present, the scope of booster dose will have to be increased. Along with this, genome sequencing of samples of infected people will also have to be increased. There is a need to keep a special vigil on those coming from abroad.