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Health experts predict uptick in U.S. Covid cases due to new BA.2 variant
Topologypro | 21/03/2022 08:46 AM | Click to read full article
U.S. health experts are warning an emerging, highly contagious Covid omicron variant, called BA.2, could soon lead to another uptick in domestic coronavirus cases.
White House chief medical advisor Dr Anthony Fauci said BA.2 is about 50% to 60% more transmissible than omicron, but it does not appear to be more severe.
