Emergence of XBB.1.16—a new recombinant COVID-19 variant driving the surge of COVID-19 cases in India

• Tarun Kumar Suvvari,
• Aroop Mohanty,
• Charmi Dedeepya Boddapalli,
• Venkata Ramana Kandi,
• Bijaya K. Padhi,
• Ranjit Sah

Affiliations

Tarun Kumar Suvvari

Rangaraya Medical College

Aroop Mohanty

Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Charmi Dedeepya Boddapalli

Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences

Venkata Ramana Kandi

Department of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences

Bijaya K. Padhi

Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Ranjit Sah

Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital