According to authorities at the health department, Pakistan on Tuesday announced its first “confirmed” case of the new BF.7 Omicron coronavirus type.
The Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighbourhood of Karachi has seen the first case of the extremely contagious COVID-19 strain, which has wreaked havoc in China, according to reliable sources.
Gene-sequencing has identified the novel coronavirus variant in a patient. The patient has never visited China before. After another individual met him at his workplace, the virus-infected person began to exhibit symptoms, the sources claimed.
Symptoms
Fever, sore throat, runny nose, lethargy, vomiting, and diarrhoea are among the signs of the novel COVID-19 strain.
Despite the immune-evasive properties of BF.7 and the alarming indications of its expansion in China, the variety appears to be relatively stable elsewhere.
It was predicted to account for 5.7% of illnesses in the US up through December 10, 2022, a decrease from 6.6% the week before. A lack of immunity in China from the prior infection and potentially vaccination may be a contributing factor in the Chinese predicament and BF.7’s high reproduction rate.
