PM Modi to review COVID-19 situation after four cases of BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron detected in India

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the situation related to COVID-19 and related aspects in the country at a high-level meeting today afternoon.

This comes after four cases of BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron were detected in India.

This Omicron sub-variant is driving the current surge of infections in China.

⚠️THERMONUCLEAR BAD—Hospitals completely overwhelmed in China ever since restrictions dropped. Epidemiologist estimate >60% of ?? & 10% of Earth’s population likely infected over next 90 days. Deaths likely in the millions—plural. This is just the start—?pic.twitter.com/VAEvF0ALg9

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 19, 2022

According to sources, the BF.7 cases were reported in India in July, September and November. So far four cases were reported,  three cases were  from Gujarat and one from Odisha.

On Wednesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya conducted a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in the country in view of the recent spike in cases of COVID-19 in some countries.

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This is a developing story.