© Provided by Hindustan Times The latest results are the 19th round of the React-1 study and will be the last as the program comes to an end at the same time the UK cuts back on free coronavirus tests. (REUTERS)Covid-19 infections in England reached their highest level in March since the pandemic began, driven by the omicron subvariant BA.2 and waning immunity among older adults, according to a new study. The overall Covid prevalence rate more than doubled last month from February when infection rates were falling from the omicron-led January peak, the React-1 study led by Imperial College London found. The latest results are the 19th round of the React-1 study and will be the last as the program comes to an end at the same time the UK cuts back on free coronavirus tests. The Imperial College researchers raised concerns that it will become more difficult to detect emerging variants as the government scales back testing.

Source: Hindustan Times April 06, 2022 10:33 UTC