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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Lucy Skoulding

What are the symptoms of the BA4 and BA5 Omicron variants and how widespread are they?

Experts say that two new Omicron sub-variants are causing a worrying rise in new cases, with one-in-21 Brits believed to be infected.

BA.4 and BA.5 have already triggered a rise in infections in the UK, with experts warning that the country is already in the midst of its fifth coronavirus wave.

Covid cases have risen quite significantly in recent weeks following a huge surge after the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend where cases skyrocketed by 43 per cent.

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