Italian virology professor Fabrizio Preliasco, speaking to the country’s media today, stressed that “the Omicron BA.5 variant is four times stronger than the usual flu”. At the same time, the Italian professor added that “we are facing a new epidemiological wave, which is expected to reach its peak at the end of July”. Preliasco stressed […]
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Omicron sub-variation brings an increase in cases in Portugal
Omicron sub-variation feeds the increase in Covid-19 cases in Portugal, which now has the second highest infection rate in the world, possibly threatening the recovery of the country’s tourism sector. Portugal recorded 2,447 new cases per million people on average over seven days, compared with 449 cases in Spain and 70 in Britain, according to […]
WHERE: Two new Omicron variants responsible for outbreak in South Africa
Two new variants of Omicron, whose infectious capacity remains to be determined, are the cause of the new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa, the World Health Organization announced today. “South African scientists who identified Omicron late last year have now cited two other Omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5, as the cause of […]
Research: New Omicron subtypes escape previous infection antibodies with new strain
Two new subtypes of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus can escape the antibodies of a previous infection with the new strain well enough to cause a new wave, but are much less likely to grow in vaccinated individuals, South African scientists have found in their research. Reuters. Scientists from many institutions looked at the […]
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is responsible for 86% of US cases
BA.2 Omicron subtype coronavirus is now responsible for 86% of COVID-19 cases in the United States and more than 90% of northeastern infections, according to data released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control. and Prevention (CDC). COVID-19 infections have risen sharply in recent weeks, particularly in northeastern states such as New York, Connecticut […]