Now a new variant of Omicron has come which is rapidly taking people in its grip. India is witnessing a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and the variant that has now emerged has been identified as XBB 1.16. Patients who are getting the XBB 1.16 omicron variant include high fever lasting more than two days, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and gastrointestinal problems.