SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BF.7 variant (original) (raw)

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BF.7 variant is the sub variant of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. It is responsible for the current wave of COVID-19 in China. Before China, this variant has been making rounds in USA and Europe since August 2022. In China, it was firstly reported in Yantai and Shaoguan districts of China in late September 2022. Early studies have indicated that it is highly infectious and spreads faster than other variants.