Ecuador detects 3 more Omicron subvariant BA.2 cases


By EElenaUnreguser

QUITO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador detected three more cases of the BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, bringing the total number to eight, Public Health Minister Ximena Garzon said Friday.

The South American country announced the first five BA.2 cases on March 16 in the coastal city of Guayaquil.

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