Variant XBB 1.16: The corona virus has returned again in India, but in the form of its new sub-form XBB 1.16 (XBB 1.16). According to the report of the Ministry of Health, Government of India, 754 new corona cases have been found in the country in the last 24 hours, while one patient has also died. There has been a spurt in the cases of corona in many states of the country. After India, the maximum number of cases of this type are being seen in Brunei, America and Singapore.
There were two deaths due to corona in Maharashtra while 155 new cases have been registered. More than 100 cases have been reported in Telangana. At the same time, in states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, the positivity rate is between 5% to 10%. Let’s tell what can be the increase in the cases of XBB 1.16, its symptoms and ways to avoid it?
Maharashtra and Gujarat have the highest number of cases
A new variant of COVID XBB, XBB 1.16 cases are on the rise in India, according to international COVID tracking platform CoveSpectrum. In many states of the country, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat saw an increase in the infection rate of the new form of Kovid. Maharashtra and Gujarat registered the maximum number of cases.
Maharashtra has seen 155 new cases in the last 24 hours, while 2 people have died. At the same time, more than 100 cases were reported in Telangana on Tuesday and Wednesday. States like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have positivity rates between 5% and 10%.
Know some major symptoms
According to a top of the Genome Sequencing Network of India, XBB 1.16 is not derived from XBB.1.5 but both are variants of XBB and XBB.1. So far, no specific symptoms have been reported for the XBB 1.16 variant, but some of its main symptoms are headache, muscle pain, fatigue, sore throat, runny nose, cough, apart from this, patients suffer from abdominal pain, restlessness and diarrhea. Symptoms may also be felt. Virus mutants are clever at evading immunity.
keep these rules in mind
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Avoid going out if you have any symptoms of infection.
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Avoid going near people who have symptoms of infection.
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Avoid going to crowded places without wearing a mask.
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If someone has corona, keep him away from children and the elderly.
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Keep washing hands with soap or use sanitizer.
H3N2 is also creating ruckus
Almost everyone knows the ways to avoid corona, but at present, Influenza H3N2 Virus has also created a ruckus in the country. So far 7 people have lost their lives in the country due to H3N2 Influenza virus. H3N2 is a seasonal influenza virus that is part of the viral family Orthomyxoviridae. But this virus (H3N2) does not affect the lungs.