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PUNE: Omicron’s BA.2.75, which for some months has been the most dominant subvariant in parts of India and Maharashtra, is mutating further and likely to become even more transmissible and immune evasive, Insacog scientists have told TOI.

PUNE: It is highly possible a few more "fitter", or more transmissible, sub-lineages of BA.2 are already circulating in India, scientists from the INSACOG lab network told TOI on Monday.

BA.2 and its sub-lineages account for over 85% of the COVID cases in India, with BA.2.38 being found in around 33% of the samples

NEW DELHI: States and Union territories have been asked to submit "larger number" of samples for whole genome sequencing from districts and areas which have seen a surge in Covid-19 cases over a period of seven days, official sources said on Saturday.

NAGPUR: Two patients — a woman aged 54 and a 27-year-old man from Dharampeth zone — have tested positive for Omicron sub-variant BA.5 by SARSCoV2 whole genome sequencing at NEERI lab. The BA.5 is one of the Omicron variants which is causing a surge in different countries and is being…

In view of the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) will be reviewing the data of genomic surveillance of variants in the country next week in a meeting. Full story on Dynamite News:

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No reports of XE clusters in India yet

Amid high demand for gene analysis, many of them are limiting number of COVID samples tested