Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Institute of Health (NIH) on Wednesday confirmed the presence of Covid-19’s new sub-variant in the country.
A sub-variant of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, XBB, has been present in the country for the last three months, NIH said in a statement.
The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) is monitoring the coronavirus situation in the country, NIH stated.
Member Sindh Corona Taskforce Dr Faisal Mahmood yesterday urged the public to wear facemasks and avoid public gatherings after detecting a new variant of Covid-19 in Karachi.
Health authorities advise people to observe precautionary measures
While confirming the detection of Covid-19 new variant cases in Karachi, Dr Faisal Mahmood said that the number of Covid-19 patients infected with the new variant coming to hospitals is low.
He advised people to get themselves checked by doctors in case of illness. The people who are ill have been advised to use facemasks and asked to avoid visiting public places.
The Sindh Health Department had earlier confirmed the presence of XBB and XBB-1 sub-variants of the Omicron variant in Karachi.
Karachi has detected six cases of the new Covid-19 variant, the health department said in a statement. It confirmed that Pakistan was still safe from the highly infectious corona sub-variant variant BF-7.
