Omicron supremacy

Omicron now and risky London research Covid, 3.6 million new cases (down 27% on the month) 25 000 deaths (down 39% on the month) Hospital admissions, down 9% ICU admissions down 5% As of 26 March 2023 761 million confirmed cases 6.8 million deaths Current trends in reported COVID-19 cases are underestimates of the true number of global infections and reinfections. Variants, geographic spread and prevalence 27 February to 26 March 2023 (28 days), 54, 922 SARS-CoV-2 sequences WHO closely tracking variant of interest, Six variants under monitoring (VUMs). BQ.1, , , XBB, XBF and is a recombinant of and (three additional mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein) Reports do not indicate a rise in hospitalizations, ICU admissions, or deaths due to . Globally accounts for 45.1% of cases BQ.1, declined and XBF remained stable Civil Service, long covid, September and October 2022 10 – 10.8 %, declared the condition in autumn 2022 7.4 % affecting their day-to-day life (3.3 % of the general public) Year to March 2022 Poor mental health Musculoskeletal problems Others Long covid Periods off sick, less than 20 working days 32.4 % of all absences