Analysis of Thessaloniki’s sewage has on Friday confirmed an increase in the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the community, based on the latest measurements taken in a study conducted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the city’s water board EYATh, in collaboration with the Central Macedonia Region, ANA reports.
Since the variant was first detected in the city’s sewage on December 19, there has been an increase in the amounts of the highly-transmissible variant up until December 22, while the last five measurements were taken show signs of an overall increase in the SARS-CoV-2 viral load.
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