Experts fear COVID-19 cases in the United States will rise in the next few weeks as the new BA.2 variant continues to spread throughout the country.
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows BA.2, which is a subvariant of omicron, has been tripling in prevalence every two weeks.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said given the growing prevalence of BA.2, he expects cases will increase within the next month. In the U.K., 93,943 cases were recorded Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University, more than double the 45,303 recorded two weeks earlier.
Several European countries followed suit, as did the U.S., which eased masking guidance for 70% of the country, including for schools.
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