INSACOG: First case of Omicron subvariant BA.4, BA.5 in India
Hyderabad: The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has confirmed the first case of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Covid-19 in India.
"A-19-year-old female in Tamil Nadu has been found infected with the BA.4 variant of SARS-CoV-2," said INSACOG in a statement, adding that the patient has shown only mild clinical symptoms and has been fully vaccinated and has no travel history.
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Before this, a South African traveller was reported positive for the BA.4 variant on arrival at Hyderabad airport, added INSACOG.
Meanwhile, a male from Telangana has been tested positive for the BA.5 variant, according to INSACOG.
"An 80-year-old male in Telangana has tested positive for the BA.5 variant SARS-CoV-2. The patient has shown only mild clinical symptoms and has been fully vaccinated with no travel history," the Genomics Consortium body in the statement.
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