On Monday, Minister of Well being Paulette Lenert confirmed that new Omicron sub-variants have begun spreading in Luxembourg in current weeks.

In gentle of stories and warnings from virologists a few new and fast-spreading Covid-19 variant, labelled BQ.1.1, MP Max Hengel from the Christian Social Folks’s Celebration (CSV) lately filed a parliamentary enquiry to study extra in regards to the prospect of a brand new an infection wave unfolding in Luxembourg in coming weeks.

In her response, Minister of Well being Paulette Lenert confirmed that solely Omicron variants are being recorded in Luxembourg in the intervening time. Authorities have been tracing the BQ1 sub-variant, together with sub-sub-variant BQ.1.1, for seven weeks and it to date accounts for 242 circumstances, or 13% of infections.

Though this doesn’t level to a sooner unfold of the virus, authorities count on that the brand new variant will nonetheless finally turn into dominant.