A new coronavirus variant has been identified in several countries, including Israel, Thailand, Hong Kong and Cambodia, Britain and India, reports said. That’s not a surprise since SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been mutating into new strains during the trail of infections worldwide.
The new strain is a combination of Omicron, which has four variants. BA.1 and BA.2 are two of the dominant strains, and these two have combined to produce a new strain, which is referred to as the “BA.2.2” variant. But the name is not official as yet.
Here’s what we know about the new variant.
What’s the new variant?
The new variant has not yet been confirmed. Although some reports refer to it as the “BA.2.2” variant, it’s only a name given by Hong Kong scientists.
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