Three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China's current surge of covid cases, have been detected in India so far, official sources said on Wednesday.
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The first case of BF.7 in India was detected in October by Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre. So far, two cases have been reported from Gujarat while one case has been reported from Odisha, said sources