Category: BQ.1

China Reports New Omicron Variant Spreading in 9 Provinces, Populace Fearful, Mortuaries Overwhelmed

COVID-19 cases have been increasing in China, including since the ruling communist regime eased its “zero-COVID” restrictions on Dec. 7. Netizens have been reporting that hospitals and mortuaries are being overwhelmed by demand, particularly in nine provinces where the relatively new Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 have been reported to be spreading quickly. On Dec. 14, China’s Center…


Omicron BQ COVID-19 Variants Now Make Up Over Half of US Cases

The COVID-19 Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 have risen to comprise over half of new coronavirus infections in the United States in the past week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC’s weekly variant update shows that BQ.1.1 has been responsible for 29.4 percent of new closely followed by BQ.1 which accounted for…


Omicron BQ COVID-19 Variants Now Make Up Over Half of US Cases: CDC

The COVID-19 Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 have risen to comprise over half of new coronavirus infections in the United States in the past week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC’s weekly variant update shows that BQ.1.1 has been responsible for 29.4 percent of new closely followed by BQ.1 which accounted for…