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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Michelle Cullen

Fears fifth wave of Covid on the way for Ireland as first case of new variant of concern identified

The first case of a new Covid variant of concern has been detected in Ireland.

According to Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan, two cases of BA.4, a subvariant of the Omicron strain, were detected earlier this month.

However, no cases of BA.5 have been identified.

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