EU agency sees risk of COVID deaths rising as Omicron subvariants spread

EU agency sees risk of COVID deaths rising as Omicron subvariants spread FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Two newer Omicron lineages, BA.4 and BA.5, are spreading more quickly than other corovanirus variants in Europe, which could lead to more hospitalisations and deaths as they become dominant, the EU's disease prevention agency said on Monday. Reuters Staff Reuters

Though most EU countries have so far detected low proportions of the two sublineages. But in countries where the proportion has risen - such as Portugal, where BA.5 accounted for 87% of cases by May 30 - there have been surges in overall cases, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said on Monday....