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COVID-19:Myanmar reports 31 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.2

The BA.2 sub-lineage was found in 31 Covid-19 positive patients who were tested on March 15

Statesman News Service | Yangon | March 19, 2022 11:17 am

COVID-19:Myanmar reports 31 cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.2

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Myanmar has confirmed 31 cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant’s BA.2 sub-lineage, the Ministry of Health said.

The BA.2 sub-lineage was found in 31 Covid-19 positive patients who were tested on March 15, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying.

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Since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, the Southeast Asian country has reported 608,384 confirmed cases with 19,420 deaths.

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A total of 562,905 patients have been discharged from hospitals so far and the daily positivity rate stood at 3.04 per cent.

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