Due to the increase in the number of Covid cases in many countries of the world such as China and the United States, precautionary measures have been issued in India as well. The central and state governments had clarified about the precautions in this regard the other day. The government has stated that there is no increase in the number of Covid cases at present, but it is ready to face any situation. But in this situation there are people who spread fake messages about the disease. The central government has clarified such a viral message.
The viral message was that the Omicron variant, XBB, was five times more contagious, more lethal, and more dangerous than Delta. It was also rumored that the symptoms of this variant would be more severe than other variants. But the Central Health Department has clarified that this WhatsApp message is false and people should not believe it.
This message is circulating in some Whatsapp groups regarding XBB variant of #COVID19.
The message is #FAKE and #MISLEADING. pic.twitter.com/LAgnaZjCCi
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) December 22, 2022
The tweet was accompanied by a photo of the viral message. It was tweeted that this message is circulating through some WhatsApp groups and is fake.
About the XBB variant
According to the report of the World Health Organization, this variant is a recombination of variants BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75. Symptoms are similar to all other omicron variants. Common symptoms include fever, cough, cold, and body aches.
