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243 new Covid sub-variants found till now: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya

IndiaTimes Sunday, 13 August 2023
Concerns about a potential surge in cases due to EG.5, an Omicron variant, have been allayed by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya. EG.5 is a descendant lineage of XBB.1.9.2. As per WHO, as of August 7, a total of 7,354 sequences of Omicron EG.5 have been submitted to Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) from 51 countries.
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