With the emergence of a new sublineage of Covid-19 variant Omicron called "XE", its faster transmissibility than the BA.2 subvariant was first noted, and an expert reminded that it does not correlate to a relatively more severe form of the virus. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "Hindi naman necessarily...
For OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David, the BA.2 Omicron subvariant, sometimes referred to as "stealth Omicron," is no longer "a major concern." (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) David, in an interview with CNN Philippines on Tuesday, Feb. 1, explained that based on the reproduction number OCTA...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original version, according to a Danish study published on Monday. Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sub-variant BA.2 -- also called ''stealth Omicron'' -- was detected earlier this...
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said on Thursday, Jan. 27 that BA.2 or "stealth Omicron" is the dominant sublineage that has caused community transmissions of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) In Laging Hand...
COVID-19 virus A total of 618 new Omicron coronavirus variant cases have been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Jan. 27. The DOH noted that the majority of the new cases were composed of the BA.2 sublineage or the “stealth Omicron.” "Both the...
