New Delhi: The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (Insacog) answerable for genome sequencing within the nation has now not discovered the presence of XE variant in India to this point. The XE variant is a recombination of Omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2. It has to this point been known in the UK, China and Thailand.
On April 25 Insacog stated Omicron (BA.2) is still the dominant variant in India until date. “As in comparison to earlier week, 12 states have proven an building up in circumstances, whilst nineteen states have proven a decline. Suspected recombinant sequences are below additional research. BA.2.10 and BA.2.12 are BA.2 sub-lineages which have been observed and lots of previous BA.2 sequences had been reclassified into new sub-lineages. Sub-lineages don’t seem to be reported to be related to building up severity of illness,” it stated.
The Insacog bulletin additionally discussed that to this point, none confirmed both larger transmission (in the neighborhood or in a different way) or related to critical illness or hospitalisation.
