COVID-19 Information: SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron BA.2 Detected In Myanmar

Ministry of Health on Friday informed that SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron BA.2 was detected in Myanmar. The Ministry reported 31 COVID-19 Variant Omicron BA.2 cases and the patients are undergoing quarantine and treatment measures.

WHO said that they will continue to closely monitor the BA.2 lineage as part of Omicron and requests countries to continue to be vigilant, to monitor and report sequences, as well as to conduct independent and comparative analyses of the different Omicron sublineages.