Second Omicron BA.2.75.2 sub-variant case detected in Thailand

[webfact]

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The Centre for Medical Genomics of the Faculty of Medicines at Ramathibodi Hospital has reported Thailand’s second confirmed case of the Omicron BA.2.75.2 sub-variant infection in a Thai woman.

 

The centre said that the BA.2.75.2 sub-variant is five times more transmissible than the BA.5 sub-variant and four times faster than the BA.4.6 variant and is immune evasive to all treatments, including Long Acting Antibody (LAAB) or Evusheld.

 

The centre said, however, that there is no cause for panic as the sub-variant has been found in 464 cases worldwide so far, including two cases in Thailand, citing information from GISAID.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/second-omicron-ba-2-75-2-sub-variant-case-detected-in-thailand/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-09-20

 

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[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The centre said, however, that there is no cause for panic as the sub-variant has been found in 464 cases worldwide so far, including two cases in Thailand, citing information from GISAID.

OK, and how many died from it ? Usual half baked reporting

[spidermike007]

And like the previous Omicron variants, it is likely weaker, more feeble, less harmful and results in far less fatalities. This thing is going away. Let's celebrate that. 

[phukettrader]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

OK, and how many died from it ? Usual half baked reporting

Never mind how many have died from it. How many are actually sick from it apart from a runny nose?

[WHansen]

Lets keep the fear going

[Hiram Abiff]

Quick, shut the country down, bring back qurantine, TP, insurance, vaccine and booster shots. There's more graft to be had.