The Omicron subvariant BA.2: Birth of a new challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Canberra, ACT, Australia Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Published: March 2022

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