Worldwide COVID cases surpass 500 million as Omicron variant BA.2 surges
By Kavya B and Aparupa Mazumder (Reuters) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 500 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the highly contagious …
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Omicron sub-variant BA.2 accounts for about 55% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) -The U.S. national public health agency said on Tuesday that BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to account for more than half the coronavirus …
White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time
WASHINGTON – The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, …
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 harder to identify, found in 5 African nations -WHO
JOHANNESBURG -The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries, a World Health Organization scientist said on Thursday, adding she was concerned …
Explainer-Scientists on alert over rising cases caused by Omicron cousin BA.2
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus – the most common form of which is known as BA.1 …
Omicron subvariant BA.2 more infectious than “original”, Danish study finds
COPENHAGEN – The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which has quickly taken over in Denmark, is more transmissible than the more common BA.1 …