71 Additional Omicron Subvariants and Recombinant Variants Including BA.2.12.1 Detected Domestically (Update)
BA.2.12.1 39 cases, BA.4 6 cases, BA.5 22 cases, etc.
On May 26, at the departure hall of Terminal 1, Incheon International Airport, an airline staff member heading to China, dressed in protective clothing, is guiding passengers. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] A total of 71 cases of Omicron subvariants and recombinant variants have been newly identified in South Korea.
On the 14th, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that 39 cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1, 6 cases of BA.4, 22 cases of BA.5, and recombinant variants including 3 cases of XE and 1 case of XQ were detected domestically, and epidemiological investigations are underway.
Among them, BA.2.12.1, which is spreading in the United States, included 6 domestic infections and 33 imported cases. The majority of imports were from the United States with 26 cases, followed by Turkey with 2 cases, Canada with 2 cases, Northern Mariana Islands with 1 case, Hungary with 1 case, and Japan with 1 case.
Regarding BA.4 and BA.5, which led the COVID-19 resurgence in South Africa, all BA.4 cases were imported from the United States, Lesotho, and Thailand. BA.5 included 7 domestic infections and 15 imported cases, originating from 9 countries including France, Turkey, and Morocco.
Among the recombinant variants, except for 1 XE case imported from France, 2 XE cases and 1 XQ case were all domestic infections.
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Accordingly, the total number of Omicron-related COVID-19 variant cases confirmed in South Korea to date is 189, consisting of 127 cases of BA.2.12.1, 14 cases of BA.4, 35 cases of BA.5, 6 cases of XE, 5 cases of XQ, and 2 cases of XM.
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