Stealth Omicron Covid variant being investigated as PCR struggles to detect it

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A sub-strain of the dominant coronavirus variant Omicron is currently under investigation. It appears to be spreading and is becoming the dominant sub-variant in Denmark - and PCR tests are struggling to detect it

As the Covid-19 pandemic rages, lingering concern remains over the potential for new and more harmful variants.

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