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2022.01.30 05:26 GMT+8

What we know about BA.2, the sub-variant of Omicron

Updated 2022.01.30 05:26 GMT+8
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BA.2 is a new sub-set of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 that’s been detected in multiple places around the world in recent weeks.  

The World Health Organization has not deemed it “a variant of concern” by giving it a Greek letter, but scientists are studying the new sub-variant as it emerges.  Here is what we know so far. 

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