COVID-19: Pakistan confirms first case of Omicron sub-variant

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday reported the country’s first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1.

According to details, the National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed it in a statement. “NIH has detected the first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1. This new sub-variant is causing an increasing number of cases in different countries,” the health body said in a Tweet.

The NIH advised people to take the best preventive measure to avoid contracting the virus, which is vaccination against it.

“We strongly recommended getting vaccinated and all those due for boosters must get the shots immediately,” it added.

NIH has detected the first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1. This new sub-variant is causing increasing number of cases in different countries.

— NIH Pakistan (@NIH_Pakistan) May 9, 2022

Meanwhile, Covid-19 cases continue to decline in Pakistan as the country reported 64 new infections in the past 24 hours, pushing the overall tally of infections to 1,528,800.

A total of 30,375 people died from COVID-19 in Pakistan, with no more deaths recorded on Sunday, according to the ministry’s statistics.

On Sunday, 13,190 tests for COVID-19 were conducted in Pakistan while the positivity rate stood at 0.49 percent.