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ISLAMABAD: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has refuted media reports about the presence of any new Covid-19 subvariant in Pakistan.
Taking to Twitter, the NIH said that currently, XBB Omicron sub-variant was already the dominant one for the last three months, adding that the NCOC was closely monitoring the situation.
NCOC-NIH refutes the news of any new COVID-19 subvariant. Currently, XBB Omicron sub-variant is already the dominant variant for the last 3 months. NCOC is closely monitoring the situation.
— NIH Pakistan (@NIH_Pakistan) January 4, 2023
The denial came after reports that at least six people were tested positive for the XBB and XBB.1 Omicron variants of coronavirus in Karachi. The Sindh health department was quoted as saying that six Karachiites, who were infected with the XBB and XBB.1 variants were the residents of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Shadman Homes and Tariq Road. “All patients are in stable condition,” a spokesperson told media.
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Earlier, Health authorities confirmed two days back that one of the three dominant strains of COVID-19 in China and Omicron’s subvariant XBB’s presence in Pakistan by way of genome sequencing.
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