WHO says omicron subvariant is not stopping global cases from falling, and U.S. nearing 940,000 COVID deaths
February 23, 2022 at 10:16 AM EST
The World Health Organization said the BA.2 subvariant of the omicron strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 appears to be more transmissible than the original omicron, but is not stopping overall case tallies from declining globally.