A more contagious subvariant of COVID-19’s Omicron, BA.2.75 variant nicknamed “Centaurus” has now emerged in The Netherlands, alarming experts who are concerned over the strain’s rapid spread.
According to reports, the variant was found in a sample from the Northeast Gelderland region. The sample was collected on June 26.
It 'has also now been identified in the Netherlands,' the Dutch National Institute of Public Health said in a statement on Wednesday, according to AFP.
If you haven’t had COVID-19 that means you don’t have friends, a doctor from South Korea has claimed, inviting ridicule and criticism from people.
Ma Sang-hyuk, the vice-president of Korean Vaccine Society, made these comments in a Facebook post, which was widely shared on social media.
“The adults who have not yet been infected with COVID-19 are those who have interpersonal problems,” he said.
The doctor reportedly deleted the post on March 16, claiming his words were meant to be ‘metaphorical’ and had been misunderstood, news site Daily reports.
A new type of Coronavirus that is a hybrid form of Delta and Omicron has been detected in the United Kingdom, health officials said.
The UK Health Security Agency officials (UKHSA), however, said they are yet not worried about it as the cases are low.
According to MailOnline, the hybrid ‘Deltacron’ was developed in a patient who caught both variants, Delta and Omicron, at the same time.
A new type of Coronavirus that is a hybrid form of Delta and Omicron has been detected in the United Kingdom, health officials said.
The UK Health Security Agency officials (UKHSA), however, said they are yet not worried about it as the cases are low.
According to MailOnline, the hybrid ‘Deltacron’ was developed in a patient who caught both variants, Delta and Omicron, at the same time.