(ANSA) - MADRID, 20 DEC - The Spanish health authorities are finding a "rapid increase" in the spread of the coronavirus variant Omicron: this was announced by a document published by the Ministry of Health.
From the first preliminary data on sequenced swabs, the text indicates, it is observed that between the first and second week of December the prevalence of this variant increased from 3.4% to 47.2%.
For the moment, the ministry document explains, the available data are still "not very representative of the national situation", as they come from only six regions.
However, he adds, "the speed" at which Omicron is expanding, causing delays in obtaining and communicating "data, which could mean that the" intensity "of circulation of this variant at this time may be" underestimated ". (HANDLE).
