The DOH explained that current evidence for XBB.1.16 does not suggest differences in disease severity and clinical manifestations compared to the original Omicron variant. READ:
“The variant has been detected in 33 countries or jurisdictions across six continents, according to sequence submissions in Global initiative on sharing avian flu data,” it added.
The DOH also explained that current evidence for XBB.1.16 does not suggest differences in disease severity and clinical manifestations compared to the original Omicron variant. Meanwhile, the same report also recorded 89 additional variants of COVID-19 — 85 of which were subvariants of Omicron, while the other four had no lineages specified.Twelve belonged to the BA.5 subvariant, while three belonged to XBC and “other omicron sublineages.”
The XBB subvariant remains the country’s most dominant strain, with 1,861 cases recorded and the XBC following at second with a total of 764.
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