BA.2 Stealth Omicron Variant Now Dominant as It Sweeps World, WHO Says
http://www.newsweek.com/ba2-stealth-omicron-covid-dominant-sweeps-world-who-kerkhove-cdc-1691753
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the Omicron variant of COVID that is sweeping the globe is dominated by the BA.2 subvariant, the so-called "stealth Omicron."
In a press conference held on Wednesday, technical lead for WHO's COVID-19 response, Maria Van Kerkhove addressed the question of the BA.2 subvariant's dominance, revealing that it now accounts for the vast majority of cases sequenced by experts.
BA.2 Stealth Omicron Variant Now Dominant as It Sweeps World, WHO Says
Mar 25, 2022, 11:28am UTC
http://www.newsweek.com/ba2-stealth-omicron-covid-dominant-sweeps-world-who-kerkhove-cdc-1691753
> The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the Omicron variant of COVID that is sweeping the globe is dominated by the BA.2 subvariant, the so-called "stealth Omicron."
> In a press conference held on Wednesday, technical lead for WHO's COVID-19 response, Maria Van Kerkhove addressed the question of the BA.2 subvariant's dominance, revealing that it now accounts for the vast majority of cases sequenced by experts.