Whole genome sequencing on more than 800 samples – mainly from Mumbai and Pune – between April and mid-June has shown BA.2.38 as the prevailing sub-variant of the Omicron strain of the SARS-CoV2 virus, officials said.
The analysis of 117 Covid-19 patients, who had tested positive for the BA.2.38 sub-variant, indicates similar symptoms to those manifested by the parent variant BA.2, they added.
“We have also registered the presence of…