Two Singapore Covid-19 cases infected with new Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1

The two individuals self-isolated after testing positive for Covid-19, said MOH. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, April 30 (The Straits Times/ANN): Two local Covid-19 cases have been confirmed to be infected with a new Omicron sub-variant called BA.2.12.1 - a descendant of the BA.2 version of Omicron, which drove Singapore's Omicron wave.

The new version was detected through active monitoring of the Covid-19 situation and genetic sequencing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on its website on Thursday night (April 28), alongside its daily update on the local Covid-19 situation.