Two new Omicron sublineages discovered by South African scientists

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JOHANNESBURG - South African scientists have discovered two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant, said Professor Tulio de Oliveira, who runs gene-sequencing institutions in the country.

The lineages have been named BA.4 and BA.5, he said by text message and in a series of postings on Twitter.

"Given the very low infections, hospitalisations and deaths in South Africa we are alerted about the continued evolution but not concerned," Prof de Oliveira said. The sublineages have also been found in samples from Botswana, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Britain, Prof de Oliveira said on Twitter.

 

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