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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ryan Merrifield

How worried should we be about new Covid spike as cases surge by 50% in a week

The Covid pandemic is not over yet and the latest surge in cases is a concern, say experts.

Infections appear to be rising in older people as socialising increases in the wake of Freedom Day last month, vaccine immunity wanes and BA.2 - a more transmissible Omicron strain - spreads.

Although BA.2 is more contagious than BA.1, clinical data does not suggest a significant difference in disease severity.

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