BA.2, the newest variant of COVID-19, has been confirmed in the U.S, with fewer than 100 cases reported.
The new variant, according to the World Health Organization is difficult to detect and is spreading fast.
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Health officials Monday said BA.2, the newest variant of COVID-19, has been detected in Washington state, which is still grappling with a surge in cases from the omicron and delta variants: https://t.co/huOMzY9Svz
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) January 24, 2022
This figure should be looked at again.
The Omicron variant BA.1 has 60 mutations.
The Omicron variant BA.2 has about 80-90 mutations. Not the same thing. It is about as different as Delta started out from the original variant.Two different data sets plotted. pic.twitter.com/dEH6TOwMKM
— Yaneer Bar-Yam (@yaneerbaryam) January 22, 2022
UK labels new omicron subvariant BA.2 a 'variant under investigation'
This version of omicron was first detected in mid-November 2021.https://t.co/KryAcodj6g pic.twitter.com/y0RaTfNoFH
— NNYLiberty (@NNYLiberty) January 24, 2022
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