Omicron sub-lineage BA.4 detected in New South Wales
The Free Press Journal|April 30, 2022
Health authorities in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) confirmed on Friday that the Omicron sub-lineage BA.4 was detected in the state.
Omicron sub-lineage BA.4 detected in New South Wales

NSW Health reported that the state's first case of BA.4 was a traveller who returned from South Africa, reports Xinhua news agency.

Simultaneously, Covid infections continue to increase in NSW, which recorded 11,903 new cases and seven deaths on Fri day. There are 1,645 cases in hospitals with 68 in ICU.

Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, James Wood, a mathematician from the University of New South Wales's School of Public Health and Community Medicine, said it's likely that thousands of Australians have already been reinfected with the virus after multiple strains emerged.

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