22 February 2022

BA.2 STEALTH COVID VARIANT Keeping a Close Watch while Mask Mandates Get Lifted

Intro: It is harder to detect.
Vigilant scientists warn that removing mask mandates will allow the new strain to spread.
 
"A new World Health Organization study reported that even as COVID-19 cases are falling, BA.2 accounted for 21.5% of all new omicron cases analyzed worldwide in the first week of February. (Omicron cases accounted for more than 98% of sequenced samples around the globe the previous 30 days.)
BA.2 accounted for the majority of cases a week ago in 10 countries, including Denmark, India, China, Guam and the Philippines.

Health Officials Warily Eye Rising New BA.2 Omicron Strain

Cases of the omicron subvariant are increasing, but the health impact is still unclear.

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