Asia fights fresh Covid-19 flare-up

The brunt of new covid infections has shifted to Asia, as a renewed increase in cases globally appears fueled by the rise of omicron subvariant BA.2, Nikkei Asia reported.

The seven-day rolling average of new Covid-19 cases worldwide jumped 20% over two weeks to reach 1.79 million on Thursday, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore showed, with cases staying below the peak seen on January 25, despite the rise in patients this month. But Asia’s share of new infections, excluding China, has grown to 48% of the global total, up from 21% during the January omicron peak.

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.