The doctor revealed the new symptom suffered by some of those infected with Arcturus
Cases of a new Covid variant have surged in India, with the "more infectious" strain now identified in the UK.
Speaking to The Hindustan Times, Dr Vipin Vashishtha, a paediatrician and former head of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics Committee explained that there is currently an unusual pattern of patients with pinkeye in the country. During a press conference last month Ms Van Kerkhove said: "One of the variants that we are looking at, and I think you specifically mentioned India, is a variant that we have under monitoring. This is the XBB.1.16.
"At the present time there’s only about 800 sequences of XBB.1.16 from 22 countries. Most of the sequences are from India and in India XBB.1.16 has replaced the other variants that are in circulation. So, this is one to watch. It has been in circulation for a few months," said Ms Van Kerkhove.
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