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WINDHOEK, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's current upsurge in the number of new COVID-19 cases is being driven by the Omicron variants sublineage BA.2 and BA.4, which have been identified in the country, Namibia's Minister of Health and Social Service Kalumbi Shangula said Friday. "It is also suspected that the Omicron sublineage BA.5 is also circulating in Namibia," he said on the occasion of the 43rd COVID-19 public briefing in Windhoek. According to Shangula, the characteristics of these sublineages are almost similar. "The descendants of Omicron variant BA.2 could be more contagious but not cause severe disease. The BA.2 possesses...
