"xbb-1-16-variant"

Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, present in 33 countries, is making a fresh surge in Covid infections

The IIT researchers from Hyderabad and Kanpur indicated that the peak of the ongoing surge of Covid infections will be over in the coming days

Despite a surge in infections, there is no evidence of the severity of the disease, experts said

Noting that Omicron and its sublineages continue to be the dominant variants in India, the INSACOG bulletin said an increase in Covid infection rate has been observed in the country

There is little evidence of XBB 1.16 variant's severity, given the fact that there have been literally no admissions of Covid infections in government hospitals in Hyderabad and elsewhere

These 349 samples of new variant XBB1.16 have been found in nine states and Union Territories in the country