According to the latest report released by the Spanish Ministry of Health on May 6, local time, a new subtype BA.5 infection of the mutated new coronavirus Omicron strain has been found in Spain in recent weeks. The proportion of increased infections is less than 2%.
The World Health Organization has previously emphasized that the number of new coronavirus infections reported in the Americas and Africa is on the rise due to the new subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 of the Omicron strain, and the WHO is investigating two new subtypes. strains were assessed.
(Produced by Zhou Jing)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]