Illustrative Photo (Source: VNA) Ho Chi Minh City, (VNA) Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases today announced the discovery of the subvariant XBB by omicron.
According to research by the Oxford Hospital and University COVID-19 Study Group (OUCRU), the variant has been spreading mainly in the megalopolis in the last six months of 2022 omicron and only one Delta variant was registered last July.
The study found that in the last three months of 2022 there was a mobilization of the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron to BA.2.75 in the months of July, August and September.
Based on the recent developments of the COVID-19 epidemic and the results of the September serological survey, the investigation team concluded that the COVID-19 situation in the city is well under control, which emphasizes the important role of vaccines in protecting Diseases shows and fatal patients.
The research team will continue testing for variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the near future to provide timely information for the city’s COVID-19 pandemic response program./.
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