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# variant of concern

Last year
2022
# omicron
A new Covid variant of concern has been detected in Ireland - what do we know about it?
BA.4 and BA.5 were identified by the ECDC as variants of concern earlier this month.
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May 23rd 2022, 3:09 PM
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# variant of concern
Omicron cases in Scotland increase to 29 with Steps concert the source of six cases
Wales has also recorded its first cases of the variant of concern.
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Dec 3rd 2021, 3:33 PM
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Explainer: One week on, what we know and don't know about Omicron
The variant of concern is now in every continent but there is still much to be investigated.
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Dec 3rd 2021, 9:52 AM
# variant of concern
More transmissible 'Delta plus' Covid variant identified in India
The variant has been detected in 22 samples from across three states.
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Jun 23rd 2021, 9:11 AM
# variant of concern
Hundreds of thousands of Londoners tested amid South African variant fears
Some 44 confirmed cases of the variant have been found in south London, with a further 30 probable cases identified.
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Apr 15th 2021, 10:48 PM