New Omicron version identified in TN samples

The Tamilnadu public health department has said that BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was identified in 18.4 per cent of the samples sequenced in the State from January to March 2022.

It is to be noted that the BA.2 sub-variant is driving the Covid-19 cases in the UK. The genomic analysis on the samples also found that the sub-variant BA.1.1 was identified in 43 per cent of the samples while the BA.1 sub-variant was found in 37.3 per cent of the samples.

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