The presence of the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus have been confirmed in India with two cases being detected in Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

The BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Omicron have been associated with the fifth Covid wave in South Africa and recently the US and Europe have also reported cases.

In a statement on Sunday, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said a 19-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu has been found infected with the BA.4 sub-variant of the virus.

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