Great Britain Health Safety has published new data on the variety of Omikron-strain coronavirus called BA.2. It is reported by Lenta.ru with reference to the Office site.
British doctors stated that it spreads faster than its predecessor – BA.1.
“BA.2 has an increased growth rate compared to BA.1 in all regions of England, where there is enough cases to evaluate it,” the scientists emphasized.
Specialists analyzed the contacts of the citizens of the country from December 27 to January 11 and found that patients with Virus BA.2 infected the family members of 13.4 percent of cases. This indicator exceeds 3.1 percent on the distribution of the main type of Omicron strain.
Chief Medical Advisor Agency Dr. Susan Hopkins warned that the type Ba.2 is more likely to re-infect patients. However, at the moment, information about the severity of the flow during infecting such a coronavirus mutation is not.