CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR. ROSHAN PARASRAM HAS STATED THAT ONE CASE OF THE BA. 5. VARIANT OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS, DUBBED AS THE NINJA VARIANT, WHICH IS MORE DANGEROUS AND HIGHLY TRANSMISSIBLE THAN ANY OTHER VARIANTS OF THE VIRUS, HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE COUNTRY.
• DR. PARASRAM SPOKE AT THE WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING HOSTED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH ON WEDNESDAY 13TH JULY, 2022. HE ADDED THAT THEY HAVE ALSO DETECTED ONE CASE OF THE BA. 4. VARIANT IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL. BOTH CASES WERE DETECTED WITHIN A WEEK.
