'With hospitalisation rates low but rising, experts said Covid-19 cannot yet be treated as a seasonal virus like flu. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned last week that a new sub-variant, BA. 2.86, may be more able to cause infection in people who have previously had Covid-19 or been vaccinated against it, and urged the vulnerable to wear masks in public places.'

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