Just when we thought we were winning, Covid spits out new mutations
But the good news is that the number of infections from them is small and many variations have gone nowhere
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But the good news is that the number of infections from them is small and many variations have gone nowhere
The country's strict approach to prevent the virus from spreading has faltered in the past month largely due to the BA.2 variant.
You got omicron in January and you've felt protected. But it's a few months on and a subvariant called BA.2 is spreading fast. So can you get omicron twice?
Several sources, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), have expressed concern at the spike of Covid-19 infections in China and parts of Europe over the last two weeks, attributing it to a "stealth Omicron" variant of the virus.
Johns Hopkins medical experts said there is cautious optimism over the state of the pandemic, and the key indicator is the hospitalization rate.