UK probes Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 variant
The UK Health Security Agency has designated a sub-lineage of the dominant and highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant as a variant under investigation, say...
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The UK Health Security Agency has designated a sub-lineage of the dominant and highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant as a variant under investigation, say...
The UK health authorities designated a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant as a variant under investigation (VUI).
Highly vaccinated countries thought they were over the worst. Scientists say the Omicron surge is just beginning.
In a country that tracks the spread of coronavirus variants as closely as any in the world, the signals have never been more concerning. Omicron positives are doubling nearly every two days. Denmark is setting one daily case record after the next. The lab analyzing positive tests recently added an overnight shift just to keep pace.
According to the Sanger Institute, the largest variant surveillance centre in the country, AY.4.2 was responsible for 16 per cent of new cases in England in the fortnight up to November 13.