Omicron subvariant BA.2 likely to have same severity as ‘original’: WHO

The subvariant is already becoming dominant in the Philippines, Nepal, Qatar, India and Denmark, Dr. Boris Pavlin of the WHO’s Covid-19 Response Team told an online briefing.

The emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem to be any more severe than the original BA.1 form, an official of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.