The BF.7 variant of Corona is causing havoc in China. Lakhs of corona cases are coming to the fore in the country. On the other hand, Corona’s XBB 1.5 variant is causing havoc in the world’s powerful countries America and Great Britain. This ‘Super’ variant has now also been found in India. Its first case has come to light in Gujarat. Meanwhile, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that more than 40% of cases in the United States are of the XBB.1.5 variant. In Britain too, many cases of this new variant are coming to the fore. Experts say that the world is currently facing the most infectious variant of Corona.
This infectious variant of Corona if unchecked could wreak havoc in the world from the new year. This variant has already been found in India. The first case has been found in Gujarat. Experts say that people with cancer are at the highest risk of this disease. Experts say that the XBB 1.5 variant is 120 times more infectious than other variants of Corona.
What is XBB 1.5 variant?
Eric Feigl Ding, one of the world’s top virologists, has termed XBB.1.5 a ‘super variant’. The XBB.1.5 variant is not entirely a variant of Omicron. Rather it is a mixture of Delta and Omicron variants of Corona. This variant is composed of BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75. It is more transition than BQ.1 and XBB. According to the data, XBB.1.5 is 120% more infectious than BQ.1 and 96 times more infectious than XBB.