Although Omicron – a new and more contagious COVID-19 variant – has arrived in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and caused three infections, local officials and experts are confident that the Chinese mainland-Hong Kong border re-opening plan is unlikely to be affected, as the city has prevented the local community spread of Omicron.
The large number of mutations found in the Omicron variant appears to destabilize the virus, which might make it less fit than the dominant delta strain,…
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus won t exert any major impact on China currently, said Zhang Wenhong, China s leading infectious disease specialist, adding that the country s swift response and dynami
South African scientists say some of the mutations are associated with resistance to neutralizing antibodies and enhanced transmissibility, but others were not…