Vietnam s two largest cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are facing new outbreaks of the Covid-19 pandemic following the detection of Omicron subvariant BA.5 and the slow pace of vaccination.
Districts in Hanoi have stepped up the communication work on vaccination, given increasing cases of COVID-19 over the past days with the detection of Omicron subvariant BA.5.
life. turning now to concerns over possible summer wave of covid infections. the omicron subvariant ba.5 is now the most dominant strain, making up more than 50% of new cases. health officials say the subvariant is the most contagious version of the virus yet and can more easily evade vaccine protection from previous infections. it s not believed to cause more severe illness. joining us now, an internal and emergency medicine physician. doctor, it s great to see you in person. it s great to be here. let s talk about this subvariant. omicron, this new subvariant is back in our country. it is. it s definitely back. we have some reports that up to 53% of new cases of covid are because of this variant, jose. what are you seeing in your practice? we see the same thing. we re seeing a lot of cases. fortunately, the vaccines that we have so far and a lot of americans got so far, they re incredibly strong against death and hospitalization.
France is facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by new variants of the disease, French vaccination chief Alain Fischer said on Wednesday, as daily new cases reached an almost two-month peak the day before at more than 95,000.