ISLAMABAD – The sub-variant of the highly infectious Covidlink is not an immediatethreat to Pakistan, the National Institute of Health said Saturday.
The top health body issued a statement amid reports of threats in SouthAsian country, as nearly 37 million people in China contracted COVID on asingle day this week.
Amid the reportslink,NIH issued a statement, saying “unverified news is circulating in the mediaregarding the threat of a new COVID-19 variant. The National Command andOperations Center affirms that at present there is no such threat. Thesituation is being closely monitored”.
Earlier, reports in local media quoting the top monitoring body claimedthat Pakistan was facing the threat of a new coronavirus variant spreadingin China.
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Health authorities were instructed to remain on high alert in wake of thesituation in neighboring country. Authorities said they had madepreparations to tackle the spread of the Omicron sub-variant BF.7.
The latest data from NIH reveals that 15 people tested positive forcontagious virus in the last 24 hours and the positivity ratio remained at0.40 percent.