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ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Health (NIH) has said that the country has identified its first case of a new omicron sub-variant which is causing a growing number of Covid-19 cases in different parts of the world. \u201cNIH has detected the first case of omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1,\u201d the country\u2019s central health authority responsible for developing its pandemic response said in a tweet on Monday. \u201cThis new sub-variant is causing an increasing number of cases in different countries.\u201d It added the best preventive measure against the new sub-variant \u2013 besides wearing masks at crowded places \u2013 was Covid-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n

The omicron variant of the coronavirus was first reported to the World Health Organisation from South Africa in November 2021. Experts said it was more contagious than the previous coronavirus strains, though it was not as dangerous as them. The new omicron spinoff, known by its technical name, BA.2.12.1, is also said to be highly transmissible but not so deadly.<\/p>\n

The country reported its first coronavirus case in February 2020 and launched a vaccination campaign about a year later to immunise its people against the disease. It also urged its citizens to wear face masks and practice social distancing.<\/p>\n

Pakistan reported a positivity ratio of 0.49 percent in the last 24 hours with 64 new positive cases. The NIH said there were 92 critical care cases across the country, though there were no related deaths recorded in the previous 24 hours. TLTP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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