Contagious? Severe? What We Know About Omicron Subvariant In Denmark
Copenhagen: BA.2 Subvarian Omicron Coronavirus variant, which is dominant in Denmark, appears more contagious than the sub-genealogy of the more general BA.1, Minister of Health Danish Magnus Heunickke said on Wednesday at the national address.
“There is no evidence that variant BA.2 causes more diseases, but must be more contagious,” Heunicke said at a press conference.
Lineage BA.1 currently accounts for 98% of all cases globally but in Denmark has been pushed to the side by BA.2, which became the dominant tension in the second week of January.
The British Health Security Agency has set a variant in the investigation, saying it can have a growth advantage.
The preliminary calculation shows BA.2 can be 1.5 times more contagious than BA.1, the authority of Top Denmark’s infectious disease, Staten Serum Institute (SSI), said in the record on Wednesday.
However, the initial analysis by the Institute did not show risk differences in hospitalization for BA.2 compared to BA.1.
“There are some indications that it is more contagious, especially for those who are not vaccinated, but it can also infect people who have been vaccinated at a greater level,” said Technical Director SSI Tyra Grove Kruse told the direction.
This could mean the peak of the Danish epidemic will extend a little further to February than the previous estimate, Krause said.
BA.2 cases have also been registered in the UK, Sweden and Norway, but at a much lower level than in Denmark.
Denmark on Wednesday announced plans to scrap the last Covid-19 restriction in February, the latest country in Europe to do so despite noting a high number of daily infections.
