from their western allies. day by day, president putin is destroying more cities and gaining more ground in a war which nato has warned could last for years. orla guerin, bbc news, donbas. the latest figures in the uk suggest covid cases are continuing to rise across the country. an estimated 1.7 million people had coronavirus last week, around 1 in 35 of the population. that s a jump of 23% from the previous week. health officials have said that more than half of covid cases are driven by newer strains of the omicron variant, baa and ba.5, which spread more quickly. they ve stressed again the importance of getting vaccinated. we ve very little evidence that it causes more severe disease. however, we are concerned that there are a number of people, particularly in the higher risk groups, the over 75s or those
Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 made up almost 35% of new COVID-19 infections last week in the U.S., according to the CDC. That's why experts say breakthrough infections are rising.
COVID-19’s Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 are gaining ground and people want to know if its possible to get infected with either BA.4 or BA.5 after recovering from BA.2.
There's a new omicron subvariant taking over: BA.5. Scientists expect it will soon be responsible for most COVID-19 infections. But how dangerous is it? And what protection can vaccines offer?
There's a new omicron subvariant taking over: BA.5. Scientists expect it will soon be responsible for most COVID-19 infections. But how dangerous is it? And what protection can vaccines offer?