The spread of a new strain of a variant of Omicron in the U.S. and the possible health effects after infection as major U.S. states rush to lift Covid-19 restrictions as cases and hospitalizations steadily decline, experts warn.
A sub-variant of Omicron, known as BA.2, appears to be 30% more likely to spread, accounting for 3.9% of all infections, up from 1.6% in the week ended Jan. 29, raising concerns that the country may not recover as planned normal.
According to National Public Radio, BA.2 quickly overtook the original Omicron in South Africa and other countries, and even sparked a second Omicron surge in Denmark.
Infectious disease experts have warned that the same could happen in the United States, raising concerns that transmission “could rapidly accelerate in the near future,” the report said.
Meanwhile, according to a study published this month in the journal Nature Medicine, which examined the medical records of more than 153,000 U.S. veterans, various cardiovascular diseases were reported in the year after contracting Covid-19. risk increases significantly.
Experts estimate that millions of new heart disease cases could be linked to the virus, and that many of those already affected will get worse.
The Washington Post quoted Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, president of the American Heart Association, as saying: “We expect a wave of cardiovascular events from both direct and indirect causes of COVID-19 over the next few years.”
As the New York Times recently reported, as the state begins to lift Covid-19 restrictions, not all residents support the decision.
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