I saw it mentioned offhand recently in a way that indicated it was an Omicron (BN.5? BA.3?), but don't know where that strain ID came from. I would assume 1.4B

I saw it mentioned offhand recently in a way that indicated it was an Omicron (BN.5? BA.3?), but don't know where that strain ID came from. I would assume 1.4B new hosts provides plenty of possibilities for the virus to explore the space of possible mutations, and a new variant is thus pretty much inevitable. Edit: apparently there are 50 or so strains that have been identified in China and no detailed data is coming out right now. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-covid-19-surge-new-coronavirus-variant-risk/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-covid-19-surge-new-corona...