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India reports first case of new coronavirus variant XE

LONDON (AP) — European health officials say its too early to consider giving a fourth...

CCP virus infections appear to be slowing or falling among young and middle-aged people in England, a new study has shown.

The BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is now dominant in the US and spreads faster than the previous strain. Here's what you need to know.

The World Health Organization says it's tracking an Omicron variant that's a recombination of BA.1 and BA.2 that could be more transmissible, however.

In total, there have been 1,571,136 cases and 19,021 deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

In a month or two. its going to take years to develop in an incremental fashion. >> reporter: despite mounting evidence omicron is less severe, the unprecedented surge in infections pushing the daily death toll to its highest point in nearly a year. >> milder does not mean mild, and we cannot look past the strain on our health systems and substantial number of deaths. >> reporter: and so many hospitals are running out of room. >> this empty bed is now the only empty bed in the hospital and its a...

B.a.-2, sometimes called the stealth variant, because it can be trickier for scientists to pinpoint its exact version. but for anyone infected with the new subvariant, those pcr and rapid tests will still work at detecting infection. our mireya villarreal is in dallas, where researchers are hunting for b.a.-2. >> were not sure if its going to change the symptoms or change the severity of disease, it seems unlikely. it seems most likely it will just outcompete the original omicron strain and prob...

Right now theres no reason to be alarmed, but say they are tracking a subvariant of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. its called ba.2. identified in 55 countries and in 17 states here in america. health officials say theres no evidence so far that ba.2 causes more severe disease, but some researchers say it spreads quickly, and that could mean its easier to catch. dr. walensky at the cdc tells wral-tv that theyre still trying to figure out if its more transmissible. >> some have speculated...

About a new variant, a mutation of omicron known as ba.2. this variant is believed to be even more contagious than the omicron strain but no more severe and experts say it doesnt seem to drastically evade the vaccines or natural immunity. whats your level of concern with this? >> well, my level is of interest. we call it a variant of interest, not a variant of concern. and thats exactly as you said. because this variant seems actually to be effected appropriately by our vaccines. they seem to pr...