ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has reported the first case of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 of COVID-19, the National Institute of Health said in a statement on Monday.
Details or travel history of the infected person were not revealed by the institute. The statement said that the sub-variant is causing the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in different countries.
"We strongly recommended getting vaccinated and all those due for boosters must get the shots immediately," the statement said.
Pakistan reported 64 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the country's ministry of health said on Monday, pushing the tally of infections to 1,528,800. ■