Reuters
The UK has designated the Omicron subspecies as the subspecies under investigation
London / Copenhagen (Reuters)-The UK Health and Security Agency has designated a sub-strain of the predominant and highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant as a variant under investigation on Friday, saying it may be beneficial for growth. Stated. BA.2 lacks the specific mutations found in Omicron and helps to easily distinguish it from Delta, but is under investigation but has not been designated as a Variant of Concern. Dr. Mirachand, UKHSA Incident Director, said: