▲ 336 ▼ A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here's what we know about EG.5 so far (www.ctvnews.ca) submitted 3 years ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca 154 comments fedilink hide all child comments The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG.5 accounted for roughly 17.3 per cent — or one in six — of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.
[–] imatree@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is weltanschauung actually a word you Canadians use? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 years ago I want to say yes, but it's the first time I've heard of it, and my vocabulary's not bad :P. Kudos to @NathanielThomas for sharing it! I think the only German loanword I know is schadenfreude permalink fedilink source parent
[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 years ago I want to say yes, but it's the first time I've heard of it, and my vocabulary's not bad :P. Kudos to @NathanielThomas for sharing it! I think the only German loanword I know is schadenfreude permalink fedilink source parent