Omicron wage generates large scale immunity
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19—12-april-2022
Omicron
379, 278 sequences,
99.2% were Omicron
less than 0.1% were Delta
Omicron VOC
Several descendent lineages under the Omicron VOC
BA.1, BA.2, BA.3,
BA.4, BA.5 (Botswana and South Africa)
Belgium, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom
BA.1/BA.2 recombinant forms, such as XE
https://cov-lineages.org/lineage_list.html
Highest new weekly deaths
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19—12-april-2022
United States of America
(3 682 new deaths; -9%)
Republic of Korea
(2 186 new deaths; -6%)
Russian Federation
(2 008 new deaths; -15%)
Germany
(1 686 new deaths; +6%)
Brazil
(1 120 new deaths; -22%).
Africa (WHO)
Cases, lowest since the pandemic began
From a peak of more than 308,000 weekly cases,
to fewer than 20,000 last week
Cases down, 29%
Deaths down, 37%
(239 deaths for the week)
No country in the region is currently seeing an increase of COVID-19 cases.
Southern Hemisphere winter
there is a high risk of another wave of new infections
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Africa director
With the virus still circulating, the risk of new and potentially more deadly variants emerging remains, and the pandemic control measures are pivotal to effective response to a surge in infections
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus
Repeated warnings that the coronavirus would devastate Africa
Most African infections, asymptomatic
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