CHINA COVID is Different - DON'T FEAR of BF7 Variant
2. In india and BF, there are ten different SARS-CoV-2 strains. The latest is number seven. The pandemic's second wave's primary driver, Delta, is still present in India. Read: VK Paul's call in the wake of china Covid's surge: "Mask up, take booster dose"
3. It is thought to be the Omicron subvariant with the greatest capacity for infection. According to its usual reproduction number of 10 to 18, one infected person can transfer the Covid illness to 10 to 18. 6. In contrast, Omicron has a mean RO of 5.08.
5. States have stepped up their surveillance, and random testing of incoming foreign travellers will continue to be intensified.
6. Experts have emphasised that China's situation is unique because there was a strict lockdown there up until last month, which prevented the development of herd immunity.
7. Vaccinations given to China's populace are yet another aspect mentioned by analysts. They were all produced in China.
8. Despite the fact that India's BF.7 variety was discovered as early as July, there has been no increase in the number of daily or weekly positive cases.