Health officials in India have identified a new variant of Covid-19 - called ‘Arturus’ - which is causing havoc with a surge of infections.
Details emerging on the new strain show it has linked to the Omicron parent variant, XBB.1.16, and has caused cases to increase ten-fold in the last four weeks.
The country’s health ministry has been organising drills to see whether or not hospitals are prepared to deal with a major influx of patients due to the rise in cases.
