COVID-19: NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 variants of coronavirus detected in India, says INSACOG data

According to INSACOG data, one case of the newly emerging COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 and four instances of the LF.7 type have been detected in India. As of May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) classifies LF.7 and NB.1.8 subvariants as Variants Under Monitoring, not as Variants of Concern or Variants of Interest. But these are the variants that are reportedly driving the rise in COVID-19 cases in China and parts of Asia.

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