A senior official at the national consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor on Sunday (June 12) said a more contagious subvariant of the COVID-19 Omicron strain has slipped into Russia.

Russian health watchdog says more contagious subvariant of Omicron detected in Moscow

Delhi has recorded two cases of Omicron BA.2.12.1, amid concerns over impending Covid fourth wave in India’s national capital. India’s coronavirus genomic surveillance centre INSACOG found several samples from Delhi with Omicron variant derivative BA.

Covid 4th wave in Delhi? New Omicron BA.2.12.1 sub-variant found to be causing surge in cases

It’s absolute pandemonium in China. The country has been breaking everyday record of Covid cases, people have been scrambling to get their hands on essential items as increasing restrictions is triggering panic buying in the country.

Watch: Amidst growing discontent, rap song on food shortage attempts to 'cheer up' Chinese

A sub-variant of coronavirus known as BA.2 is now dominant worldwide. It represents nearly 86 per cent of all sequenced cases. BA.2 is even more transmissible than its highly contagious Omicron siblings, BA.1 and BA.1.1. It is prompting surges in many countries in Europe and Asia.

Covid: 'Stealth' Omicron variant BA.2 is now globally dominant

Even after causing havoc for last two years, coronavirus seems to have been refusing to die down. Currently, different parts of the world have been witnessing a surge in the number of cases due to the spread of a sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus.

'Stealth Omicron': BA.2 is now globally dominant Covid variant

Scotland is witnessing a resurgent Covid pandemic as a total of 9,533 new cases have been reported in a day. However, no new deaths were reported on Sunday. According to local media, the number of people in hospitals with Coronavirus in Scotland has reached its highest total since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

BA.2 sub-variant driving spurt in Covid numbers in Scotland

The new sub-variant of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, as per reports. BA.2 is becoming a dominant strain in several countries. Will vaccines work against this new variant and how deadly is this new sub-variant?

Will vaccines work against BA.2, the new sub-variant of Omicron? Covid-19

According to a study, the subvariant of Omicron, BA.2, may cause severe disease and can thwart some treatments. The Omicron variant was first reported in South Africa last November since then it has spread rapidly worldwide to become the dominant variant in several countries outpacing Delta.

Omicron's subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease: Study

As the Omicron sub-variant known as BA.2 spreads worldwide, scientists have warned that the new subvariant is 1.5 time more transmissible than the original Omicron strain.

BA.2 subvariant more transmissible than original Omicron: Scientists

As the world continues to battle against the Omicron wave, the World Health Organisation(WHO) warned that sub-variants have been on the rise worldwide. Reports say the BA.

Explainer: What is the new 'stealth Omicron'?

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