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Queensland, Australia health authorities detect the first case of the variant in the state, alongside the first identification ever of a genetically distinct 'Omicron-like' variant. [86] WHO announces that the variant had been detected in 57 countries. [87] By this date, the CDC later confirms (on 17 December) that 22 states of the US have cases.
The same day, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health confirmed that 50 attendees of a company Christmas party held at a restaurant in Norway's capital, Oslo, were infected with the Omicron variant. [78] France has confirmed only 25 cases of the new Omicron variant but officials say the number could jump significantly in the coming weeks. [79]
The CDC said beta was about 50% more contagious than the original strain of SARS-CoV-2. Some evidence suggested the beta variant was more likely to cause hospitalization and death than other variants.
Most people don't have classic symptoms." People with cold symptoms in London (where Covid was spreading rapidly) are "far more likely" to have Covid than a cold. [30] A unique reported symptom of the Omicron variant is night sweats, [31] particularly with the BA.5 subvariant. [32] Also, loss of taste and smell seem to be uncommon compared to ...
Nearly all COVID-19 cases in the United States right now are being caused by one, highly contagious variant called JN.1. The fast-spreading omicron subvariant currently accounts for over 93% of ...
The new boosters have been reformulated to target omicron XBB.1.5, which was the dominant COVID variant for most of 2023. While XBB.1.5 has since been overtaken by HV.1 and other variants, it is ...
Here's what experts know so far about the new strains and their symptoms. This winter holiday season may see a COVID-19 surge fueled by a slate of emerging variants. Here's what experts know so ...
The Eta variant or lineage B.1.525, also called VUI-21FEB-03 [30] (previously VUI-202102/03) by Public Health England (PHE) and formerly known as UK1188, [30] 21D [75] or 20A/S:484K, [97] does not carry the same N501Y mutation found in Alpha, Beta and Gamma, but carries the same E484K-mutation as found in the Gamma, Zeta, and Beta variants, and ...