The pathogen is called the “stealth variant” because it is more difficult to track down than others
South Korea has more than 182,000 infections so far, one in four worldwide. (Photo: AristeguiNoticias)
The highly contagious BA.2 subvariant of Ómicron has caused the world to surpass 500 million Covid cases in April.
The pathogen is dubbed the “stealth variant” because it’s harder to trace than others, according to Reuters, and among countries topping the daily average of new cases, South Korea registers more than 182,000 infections a day, one in four around the world.
They also point out that although cases in Europe and Asia have skyrocketed recently, the United States remains the country with the highest number of Covid infections since the pandemic began at 80.41 million, followed by India with 43.04 million. and Brazil with 30.14 million.
Regarding vaccines and their effectiveness, Reuters highlighted the scientific opinion that they are essential to prevent the ravages of the virus. About 64.8 percent of the world’s population has received at least one dose of an immunogen, although only 14.8 percent of residents in low-income countries have, figures from Our World in Data show.
