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The pandemic continues: Experts have an eye on a subvariant of omicron known as BA.2, which appears to be even more transmissible than the original strain. This strain is taking a toll in Asia and Europe. Hong Kong’s total case count just exceeded 1 million. According to the AP, nearly 97% of those cases come from the current outbreak. In Germany, a nation of 83 million people, more than 250,000 new cases emerged Friday with 249 deaths.
While it is “unclear” if this subvariant will make people extremely ill, many but not all of the