The first two cases of the Omicron 2 subvariant» were detected in Greece, as reported by ERT: These are two travelers who were detected at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport coming from abroad, and today the results of their tests came back positive.
The characteristics of the subvariant are not yet clear, and we have no data indicating that it is more transmissible or causes greater morbidity, said Professor Gikas Magiorkinis on Thursday, noting that since early December, it has been reported that the Omicron variant has two branches, one of which has been named «hidden» due to a mutation that makes it undetectable by the classic method. If someone is infected, they know they are positive for the coronavirus, but it may not be possible to identify that they are carrying this particular subvariant.
ForHe also spoke about the emergence of the new variant/mutation. the president of EINAP, Matina Pagoni.
«There's no need to panic. It started with five or six cases in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, and then there were about 60 cases. It's kind of like Omicron, just a bit more aggressive. We'll see how it goes, and the institute will study it. We're not particularly concerned,» he said of the new mutation. «We say “get vaccinated, everyone” to calm things down. We know the virus is out there, we know we'll have it here, we'll deal with it and move on. We can't be scared every day and panic,» he added.
