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Nicholas Gordon

WHO: no new COVID variants in China, but data 'under-represent' deaths

(Credit: Fabrice Coffrini—AFP via Getty Images)

Governments like the U.S. say they’re worried about the rise of new variants in China’s massive COVID outbreak, but the World Health Organization says they have yet to see any new strains in the country.

In a statement released Wednesday, the WHO said that a sample of genomic data provided by China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that almost all cases were of BA.5.2 and BF.7 strains, which are two variants of Omicron. 

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