Al-Marsad newspaper: The World Health Organization announced that it had detected 4 sub-strains of the mutated “Omicron” virus, stressing that it is too early to declare victory over the pandemic.
And the World Health Organization, according to what was reported by the American “Desert” news website, stated that it is monitoring the BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3 strains, all of which fall under the umbrella of the mutated “Omicron”.
She added that she is following 4 sub-strains of “Omicron”, including the BA.2 mutant, which has been monitored in regarding 50 countries in the world.
This strain is known for its rapid spread, to a greater extent than that of “Omicron”, but there is no evidence so far that it causes serious infections.
“We still do not know everything regarding the virus,” said the Technical Director of the World Health Organization, Maria Van Kerkhove, in response to a question regarding when the Corona pandemic would end.
“We still don’t know everything regarding the variables and the future course of this,” she added.
And two sub-mutants of “Omicron” were monitored in many countries of the world, which raised fears that the epidemic will continue to infect the unvaccinated and the unvaccinated alike.
Countries such as Britain, Singapore and India said that they had monitored sub-strains such as “BA.2 and BA.3”, and these countries witnessed a significant increase in the number of infections, which reinforces fears that new strains are spreading rapidly.
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