Two New Omicron Mutants Spread in New York

Health authorities in the US state of New York have warned of the rapid spread of two new Omicron mutants.

CNBC quoted Christine George, a virologist in New York, as saying that the two mutations are spreading rapidly, with a growth rate exceeding by 25 percent the spread of the mutant “PA2 omicron”, which explains the high infections in that state during the past few weeks.

The two mutations, PA 2/12 and PA 1/12/2, were responsible for more than 70 percent of new cases of corona in central New York state last March, but this percentage has now risen to more than 90 percent.