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A new COVID-19 variant has emerged. Here's what we know about EG.5 so far (www.ctvnews.ca)
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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.

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[–] 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

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