This is the third year of the worldwide corona virus epidemic. Once again the infection of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in many countries. Most cases of infection are coming from the Omicron BA.2 variant of Corona. In such a situation, Corona has again raised the concern. America’s top medical expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that there could be a rapid increase in corona cases in the coming weeks in the US. He also said that a second booster shot or fourth dose of COVID may also be needed.
Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna are ready with the fourth dose of anti-coronavirus. These companies have sought approval from the US administration for the use of the fourth dose. Fauci, the White House’s chief medical adviser, cited a rise in cases in Europe. He said, “The BA.2 variant is about 50 to 60 percent or more infectious than Omicron. This means that it may be the dominant variant in the coming days. The fear is that the rapid spread of the corona virus in Europe.” Cases were increasing, due to the same speed this variant can cause cases to come up again.”
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No change in severity of BA.2: WHO
At the same time, Maria Wayne Kerkov, the WHO’s COVID-19 technical chief, said that the epidemic is over, Omicron is lighter and it is the last variant of COVID, such as many misinformation are creating dilemma. Kerkov said BA.2 appears to be the fastest-growing variant to date. He informed, ‘We did not see any change in the severity of BA.2 compared to BA.1 at the population level. However, with more cases you will see an increase in the number of hospitalizations and this translates into increased deaths.
Corona cases increase rapidly in Italy-UK-China
If we talk about Europe, then these days corona cases are increasing rapidly in Italy. 60,415 COVID cases were found here on Sunday. A day earlier, 74,024 cases were reported in Italy. The United Kingdom is also seeing an increase in daily cases. According to the report, 170,000 cases were registered in the UK on 14 March. Actually, the country had lifted the COVID ban for Easter celebrations. At the same time, China has imposed strict restrictions to control the biggest outbreak in two years. The Disney theme park in the city of Shanghai has been closed. The city is battling its worst outbreak since 2020.
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