COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline worldwide, but South African scientists that identified the omicron strain have reported two more sub-variants, the World Health Organization chief said Wednesday. Driven by Omicron sub-variants, we are seeing an increase in reported cases in the Americas and Africa,” said Tedros. Responding to questions about hepatitis, Philippa Easterbrook, WHO researcher on HIV, hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections, said the health organization is investigating 50 reported cases. The Indonesian Health Ministry announced on Monday that three children, diagnosed with the hepatitis virus of unknown origin, had died in the hospital. Many cases reported gastrointestinal symptoms, including abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting, preceding presentation with severe acute hepatitis.

Source: The Nation May 05, 2022 08:44 UTC