{"id":36,"date":"2022-01-24T10:40:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T10:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2022-02-23T13:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T08:01:17","slug":"stealth-omicron-an-alarming-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/stealth-omicron-an-alarming-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"What is stealth Omicron? Why is it an alarming sub-variant? Are its non-detectability and fast-spreading properties causing new fear?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-stealth-omicron\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_stealth_Omicron\"><\/span>What is stealth Omicron?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/stealth-omicron-an-alarming-variant\/#What_is_stealth_Omicron\" >What is stealth Omicron?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/stealth-omicron-an-alarming-variant\/#Recent_reports\" >Recent reports<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/stealth-omicron-an-alarming-variant\/#Variants\" >Variants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/stealth-omicron-an-alarming-variant\/#Non-detectability\" >Non-detectability<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Uncertainty is continued for Covid-19 and the new sub-variant (sub-strain) of Omicron is here, which is named \u201cstealth Omicron;\u201d BA.2. According to UK reports, it has already spread in over 40 countries. The highest spread has been found in Denmark, then India, followed by Sweden, Singapore, and many more European countries. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recent-reports\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recent_reports\"><\/span>Recent reports<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">45% of cases have been reported in Denmark until the second week of Jan 2022 for BA.2 sub-strain of Omicron. However, the non-detectability of this sub-variant by RT-PCR is frustrating, according to Cornelius Roemer, a computational biologist at Switzerland&#8217;s University of Basel as posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"variants\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Variants\"><\/span>Variants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Word Health Organization (WHO) has said that Omricron has three sub-variants, including BA.1, BA.2 and BA.3. In addition, sub-variants have been emerging in Europe also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"non-detectability\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Non-detectability\"><\/span>Non-detectability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">The spreadability and non-detectability of this variant BA.2 is a matter of concern, and close watch on the developments is essential.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-5.jpg\" alt=\"stealth Omicron\" class=\"wp-image-37\" width=\"648\" height=\"345\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-5.jpg 677w, https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-5-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><figcaption>stealth omicron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">To know more about it in 1 minute, see the video <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cur7mXZcYiw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cur7mXZcYiw<\/a> now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">What are bad effects of long term or prolonged use of steroids in Covid-19 and transplanted patients? <a href=\"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/bone-death-avn-in-post-covid-19-patients-an-alarming-situation-due-to-high-or-prolonged-use-of-steroids\/\">Answer<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/innovareacademics.in\/blog\/bone-death-avn-in-post-covid-19-patients-an-alarming-situation-due-to-high-or-prolonged-use-of-steroids\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Disclaimer: This post is for informational and educational purpose. 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