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Right Word | The politics of Covid-19: Congress’ knee-jerk reaction over Rahul’s Yatra will backfire
Arun Anand •Rahul Gandhi might have travelled a lot during his Bharat Jodo Yatra, but his actions and political strategy remain absolutely disconnected with the priorities of this country
India spotted BF.7 strain months ago but didn't see COVID surge, says co-chair at INSACOG
Himanichandna •The recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China is believed to be driven by the BF.7 subvariant of the Omicron strain
Can India fight the BF.7 COVID variant, behind China's big wave, through booster doses?
Fp Explainers •The BF.7, currently running rampant in China, has shown better immune escape than its forebears. But experts say that mRNA vaccines continue to offer protection against severe illness and death. A booster dose is recommended as the variant detected in India has led to fear of a fourth wave
PM Modi to review Covid situation at high-level meeting today
•In the last six months, India reported four cases of the BF.7 Omicron sub-variant, which is driving the current surge of infections in China
India detects four cases of COVID sub-variant BF.7 behind massive outbreak in China
Fp Staff •Three cases have been reported from Gujarat while one infection has been reported from Odisha. The government has restarted random sampling of international passengers at airports across India
BF.7: What is this new Omicron variant spreading in China, and should we be worried?
•According to Chinese reports, BF.7 has the strongest infection ability of the Omicron subvariants. It is easily transmissible, has a shorter incubation period, and has a greater capacity to infect people who have previously had COVID, been vaccinated or both