These cases have been reported from Gujarat and Odisha, he added. BF.7 has been seen replacing the variants dominant in the United States and several European countries.
India has so far reported four cases of BF.7, a sub lineage of Omicron- which is driving the current surge in China. The good news is that no "unusual pattern" or "clustering" is seen in the country, a senior health ministry official told ET.
These cases have been reported from Gujarat and Odisha, he added. BF.7 has been seen replacing the variants dominant in the United States and several European countries.
"But there is no need to panic as no unusual pattern, increase in hospitalisation or severity has been seen in India," he added.
