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Omicron, Australia: Covid case numbers triple as Brad Hazzard sounds alarm about new variant

A new Omicron mutation has made Hong Kong the deadliest place on earth for Covid and the rogue strain has already been detected in Australia. Hong Kong has been ravaged by the virus since mid-February when deaths soared from just 224 to 2287 within weeks.

The mutation, dubbed BA2.2, is almost unique to Hong Kong at this stage, but has also been seen in small numbers in the UK, Singapore and Australia, according to Arkansas State University Professor Raj Rajnarayanan.