Update 80: What we know about new COVID-19 Variants of Concern - the latest on the global situation & Omicron BA.4/5

Overview

While COVID-19 virus continues to circulate and evolve, new variants are constantly emerging. Most of the current COVID-19 cases are driven by the circulation of the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron. The COVID-19 vaccines are being updated with Omicron variants to provide broader immunity against circulating and emerging variants.

For more updates, please visit WHO Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN) updates page here.