Everything we know about the new Covid Omicron subvariant BA.2

The Omicron strain caused many issues in Ireland over the Christmas period and saw the implementation of new measures to cope with the spread.

The booster rollout was also coined as one of the main reasons we can now move towards pre-pandemic life. Since then, it has made its way to around 40 countries with the most cases being reported in Denmark, India, Britain, Sweden and Singapore. Is it as transmissible as the original Omicron variant? The World Health Organisation has yet to go into great detail on the new subvariant and whether or not it could cause issues with increased transmission.

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