22/12/2022 10:26 AM | Click to read full article
The Odisha government asked the district administrations to strengthen surveillance and take measures for whole genome sequencing of COVID-positive samples after Omicron subvariant BF.7 was detected in the state. The case of the Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China’s current surge of COVID infections, was detected in Odisha on September 30, the official said.