India's 1st Covid variant XE case in Mumbai: Civic body and Centre differ

BMC declares results of 11th genome sequencing done by it. One sample tested positive for XE strain, another tested positive for Kappa variant

India’s first case of the XE variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Mumbai.

The Union Health Ministry, however, said that the sample which is being said to be ‘XE’ variant was analysed in detail by genomic experts of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), who have inferred that the genomic constitution of this variant does not correlate with the genomic picture of 'XE' variant.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared results of the 11th genome sequencing done by the civic body. One sample tested positive for the XE variant of Sars-CoV-2 virus and another has tested positive