Omicron 45% of Italy COVID cases on Xmas Day, ANSA

ROME. KAZINFORM The Omicron variant of COVID-19 accounted for about 45% of the 55,000 new coronavirus cases detected in Italy on Christmas Day, Trento university expert Roberto Battiston said Monday.

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Battiston, also head of the epidemiological observatory linked to regional health network agency AGENAS, said this was a preliminary estimate but expected it to be confirmed by definitive results, ANSA reports.