Covid-19 India Updates: New Omicron Sub-Variant BA.2.75 Detected In India, Other Nations: WHO

A new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in countries like India and the World Health Organisation is following this, PTI reported quoting WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Speaking at a press briefing Wednesday, Ghebreyesus said, “On Covid-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30% over the past two weeks. Four out of six of the WHO sub-regions saw cases increase in the last week.”

“In Europe and America, BA.4 and BA.5 are driving waves. In countries like India a new sub-lineage of BA.2.75 has also been detected, which we’re following,” he said.