Thailand has detected nine cases of the new Omicron subvariant BA-two.
The subvariant is spreading across the globe with at least 40 countries reporting the mutated strain, while infections in Thailand involve both Thais and travelers from overseas.
When it comes to the severity of symptoms and transmissibility, ศุภกิจ ศิริลักษณ์ from Thailand’s Department of Medical Sciences says researchers have not found a clear difference between the common Omicron BA.1 variant and the BA.2 subvariant and the WHO has not declared BA.2 as a variant of concern.
BA.2 was first reported in India and South Africa in late December.
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