The UK health officials identified more than 400 cases of a so-called sub-variant of Omicron yesterday. There is early evidence to suggest that it may spread faster than the original Omicron Covid strain, but it is too early for experts to make a definitive call on this.
Investigations are being carried out to see how much of an impact this could have on Scotland the rest of the UK’s Covid recovery plans.
Here is what we know about the variant so far. The Omicron sub variant, which has been named BA.2, was first identified in the UK health officials yesterday.
Experts at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) labeled the Covid strain as a “variant under investigation” amid a number of cases being found both internationally and domestically.Early studies say that BA.2 could have an “increased growth rate” compared to the original Omicron strain.
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