Xbb Sub Variant News Today

Vietnam has recorded 18 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, an increase of six cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its COVID-19 update on January 28.

Chief Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam Dr Angela Pratt on January 6 warned that the fight against COVID-19 is not over yet as many people are getting infected, hospitalised, and dead in many countries around the world.

In the first fortnight of October, 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron detected.

Covid-19 continues to be a public health emergency of international concern, 8,000 to 9,000 deaths are being reported every week worldwide due to the infection, WHO chief scientist said.

Of 18 cases of XBB sub-variant of Omicron in Maharashtra, Pune reported 13, Nagpur and Thane recorded two each and Akola witnessed one.

A new sub-variant of Omicron has been detected in India, and experts feel that the number of Covid-19 cases can spike during the festive season.

The current wave of COVID-19 infections in Singapore is being driven by the XBB sub-variant and is likely to peak at an average of 15,000 daily cases next month, a Singaporean official said.