Omicron BF.7 in India; experts advice extreme caution as there is a possibility of a fresh wave in Diwali

With Diwali just around the corner, experts fear that the new covid variant might just trigger a new wave of the deadly infection, even as the first case of BF.7 has been reported in Gujarat
According to reports, the Gujarat Biotechnology Research center has detected this new Omicron variant.
Omicron sub-variants -- BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 -- after emerging from a region of Mongolia in China are now making their way to other parts and posing fresh threats.