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Omicron wage generates large scale immunity • https://www.who.int/publications/m/it... • Omicron • 379, 278 sequences, • 99.2% were Omicron • less than 0.1% were Delta • Omicron VOC • Several descendent lineages under the Omicron VOC • BA.1, BA.2, BA.3, • BA.4, BA.5 (Botswana and South Africa) • Belgium, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom • BA.1/BA.2 recombinant forms, such as XE • https://cov-lineages.org/lineage_list... • Highest new weekly deaths • https://www.who.int/publications/m/it... • United States of America • (3 682 new deaths; -9%) • Republic of Korea • (2 186 new deaths; -6%) • Russian Federation • (2 008 new deaths; -15%) • Germany • (1 686 new deaths; +6%) • Brazil • (1 120 new deaths; -22%). • Africa (WHO) • Cases, lowest since the pandemic began • From a peak of more than 308,000 weekly cases, • to fewer than 20,000 last week • Cases down, 29% • Deaths down, 37% • (239 deaths for the week) • No country in the region is currently seeing an increase of COVID-19 cases. • Southern Hemisphere winter • there is a high risk of another wave of new infections • Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Africa director • With the virus still circulating, the risk of new and potentially more deadly variants emerging remains, and the pandemic control measures are pivotal to effective response to a surge in infections • Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus • Repeated warnings that the coronavirus would devastate Africa • Most African infections, asymptomatic

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