Variant BA.2.72
Number of times sequenced Worldwide
1157
WHO label
Omicron
ECDC status
Variant descalated
Perfectly matching
13
Non-perfectly matching
7
Non-targeted
2
WHO-2
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref TTACAAACATTGGCCGCAAATTGCACAATTTGCCCCCAGCGCTTCAGCGTTCTTCGGAATGTCGCGC Ampl TTACAAACATTGGCCGCAAATTGCACAATTTGCCCCCAGCGCTTCAGCGTTCTTCGGAATGTCGCGC
WHO-3
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref GGGAGCCTTGAATACACCAAAAGATCACATTGGCACCCGCAATCCTGCTAACAATGCTGCAATCGTGCTACA Ampl GGGAGCCTTGAATACACCAAAAGATCACATTGGCACCCGCAATCCTGCTAACAATGCTGCAATCGTGCTACA
WHO-5
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref GTGAAATGGTCATGTGTGGCGGTTCACTATATGTTAAACCAGGTGGAACCTCATCAGGAGATGCCACAACTGCTTATGCTAATAGTGTTTTTAACATTTG Ampl GTGAAATGGTCATGTGTGGCGGTTCACTATATGTTAAACCAGGTGGAACCTCATCAGGAGATGCCACAACTGCTTATGCTAATAGTGTTTTTAACATTTG
WHO-7
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref AAATTTTGGGGACCAGGAACTAATCAGACAAGGAACTGATTACAAACATTGGCCGCAAATTGCACAATTTGCCCCCAGCGCTTCAGCGTTCTTCGGAATGTCGCGCATTGGCATGGAAGTCACACCTTCGGGAACGTGGTTGACCTACACAGGTGCCA Ampl AAATTTTGGGGACCAGGAACTAATCAGACAAGGAACTGATTACAAACATTGGCCGCAAATTGCACAATTTGCCCCCAGCGCTTCAGCGTTCTTCGGAATGTCGCGCATTGGCATGGAAGTCACACCTTCGGGAACGTGGTTGACCTACACAGGTGCCA
N-Sarbeco
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref CACATTGGCACCCGCAATCCTGCTAACAATGCTGCAATCGTGCTACAACTTCCTCAAGGAACAACATTGCCAAAAGGCTTCTACGCAGAAGGGAGCAGAGGCGGCAGTCAAGCCTCTTCTCGTTCCTC Ampl CACATTGGCACCCGCAATCCTGCTAACAATGCTGCAATCGTGCTACAACTTCCTCAAGGAACAACATTGCCAAAAGGCTTCTACGCAGAAGGGAGCAGAGGCGGCAGTCAAGCCTCTTCTCGTTCCTC
China-CDC-ORF1ab
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref CCCTGTGGGTTTTACACTTAAAAACACAGTCTGTACCGTCTGCGGTATGTGGAAAGGTTATGGCTGTAGTTGTGATCAACTCCGCGAACCCATGCTTCAGTCAGCTGATGCACAATCGT Ampl CCCTGTGGGTTTTACACTTAAAAACACAGTCTGTACCGTCTGCGGTATGTGGAAAGGTTATGGCTGTAGTTGTGATCAACTCCGCGAACCCATGCTTCAGTCAGCTGATGCACAATCGT
RdRp-nCoV-IP2
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref ATGAGCTTAGTCCTGTTGCACTACGACAGATGTCTTGTGCTGCCGGTACTACACAAACTGCTTGCACTGATGACAATGCGTTAGCTTACTACAACACAACAAAGGGAG Ampl ATGAGCTTAGTCCTGTTGCACTACGACAGATGTCTTGTGCTGCCGGTACTACACAAACTGCTTGCACTGATGACAATGCGTTAGCTTACTACAACACAACAAAGGGAG
RdRp-nCoV-IP4
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref GGTAACTGGTATGATTTCGGTGATTTCATACAAACCACGCCAGGTAGTGGAGTTCCTGTTGTAGATTCTTATTATTCATTGTTAATGCCTATATTAACCTTGACCAG Ampl GGTAACTGGTATGATTTCGGTGATTTCATACAAACCACGCCAGGTAGTGGAGTTCCTGTTGTAGATTCTTATTATTCATTGTTAATGCCTATATTAACCTTGACCAG
HKU-ORF1b-nsp14
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref TGGGGTTTTACAGGTAACCTACAAAGCAACCATGATCTGTATTGTCAAGTCCATGGTAATGCACATGTAGCTAGTTGTGATGCAATCATGACTAGGTGTCTAGCTGTCCACGAGTGCTTTGTTAAGCGTGTT Ampl TGGGGTTTTACAGGTAACCTACAAAGCAACCATGATCTGTATTGTCAAGTCCATGGTAATGCACATGTAGCTAGTTGTGATGCAATCATGACTAGGTGTCTAGCTGTCCACGAGTGCTTTGTTAAGCGTGTT
HKU-N
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref TAATCAGACAAGGAACTGATTACAAACATTGGCCGCAAATTGCACAATTTGCCCCCAGCGCTTCAGCGTTCTTCGGAATGTCGCGCATTGGCATGGAAGTCACACCTTCG Ampl TAATCAGACAAGGAACTGATTACAAACATTGGCCGCAAATTGCACAATTTGCCCCCAGCGCTTCAGCGTTCTTCGGAATGTCGCGCATTGGCATGGAAGTCACACCTTCG
Diagnostic Kit for SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid(RT-PCR)
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref CCCTGTGGGTTTTACACTTAAAAACACAGTCTGTACCGTCTGCGGTATGTGGAAAGGTTATGGCTGTAGTTGTGATCAACTCCGCGAACCCATGCTTCAGTCAGCTGATG Ampl CCCTGTGGGTTTTACACTTAAAAACACAGTCTGTACCGTCTGCGGTATGTGGAAAGGTTATGGCTGTAGTTGTGATCAACTCCGCGAACCCATGCTTCAGTCAGCTGATG
JRC-CoV-UCE.1
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref ACTCTTGTTACAATGCCACTTGGCTATGTAACACATGGCTTAAATTTGGAAGAAGCTGCTCGGTATATGAGATCTCTCAAAGTGCCAGC Ampl ACTCTTGTTACAATGCCACTTGGCTATGTAACACATGGCTTAAATTTGGAAGAAGCTGCTCGGTATATGAGATCTCTCAAAGTGCCAGC
JRC-CoV-UCE.2
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Perfectly matching
Yes
Amplicon
Ref AAGGGCCAATTCTGCTGTCAAATTACAGAATAATGAGCTTAGTCCTGTTGCACTACGACAGATGTCTTGTGCTGCCGGTACTACA Ampl AAGGGCCAATTCTGCTGTCAAATTACAGAATAATGAGCTTAGTCCTGTTGCACTACGACAGATGTCTTGTGCTGCCGGTACTACA
WHO-1
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Probe mismatches
3
Amplicon
Ref GACCCCAAAATCAGCGAAATGCACCCCGCATTACGTTTGGTGGACCCTCAGATTCAACTGGCAGTAACCAGA Ampl GACCCCAAAATCAGCGAAATGCACTCCGCATTACGTTTGGTGGACCCTCAGATTCAACTGGCAGTAACCAGA
WHO-4
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Forward primer mismatches
2
Amplicon
Ref ACAGGTACGTTAATAGTTAATAGCGTACTTCTTTTTCTTGCTTTCGTGGTATTCTTGCTAGTTACACTAGCCATCCTTACTGCGCTTCGATTGTGTGCGTACTGCTGCAATAT Ampl ATAGGTACGTTAATAGTTAATAGCGTACTTCTTTTTCTTGCTTTCGTGGTATTCTTGCTAGTTACACTAGCCATCCTTACTGCGCTTCGATTGTGTGCGTACTGCTGCAATAT
JRC-S
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Probe mismatches
2
Amplicon
Ref GACATACCCATTGGTGCAGGTATATGCGCTAGTTATCAGACTCAGACTAATTCTCCTCGGCGGGCACGTAGTGTAGCTAGTCA Ampl GACATACCCATTGGTGCAGGTATATGCGCTAGTTATCAGACTCAGACTAAGTCTCATCGGCGGGCACGTAGTGTAGCTAGTCA
China-CDC-N
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Forward primer mismatches
3
Amplicon
Ref GGGGAACTTCTCCTGCTAGAATGGCTGGCAATGGCGGTGATGCTGCTCTTGCTTTGCTGCTGCTTGACAGATTGAACCAGCTTGAGAGCAAAATGTCTG Ampl AACGAACTTCTCCTGCTAGAATGGCTGGCAATGGCGGTGATGCTGCTCTTGCTTTGCTGCTGCTTGACAGATTGAACCAGCTTGAGAGCAAAATGTCTG
Diagnostic Kit for SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid(RT-PCR)
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Forward primer mismatches
8
Amplicon
Ref CAGTAGGGGAACTTCTCCTGCTAGAATGGCTGGCAATGGCGGTGATGCTGCTCTTGCTTTGCTGCTGCTTGACAGATTGAACCAGCTTGAGAGCAAAATGT Ampl CAGTAAACGAACTTCTCCTGCTAGAATGGCTGGCAATGGCGGTGATGCTGCTCTTGCTTTGCTGCTGCTTGACAGATTGAACCAGCTTGAGAGCAAAATGT
Omicron-Method
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Probe mismatches
1
Amplicon
Ref AACAAACCTTGTAATGGTGTTGCAGGTTTTAATTGTTACTTTCCTTTACGATCATATAGTTTCCGACCCACTTATGGTGTTGGTCACCAACCATACAGAGTAGTAGTACTTTCTTTTGAACTTCTACATGCACCAGCA Ampl AACAAACCTTGTAATGGTGTTGCAGGTTTTAATTGTTACTTTCCTTTACGATCATATGGTTTCCGACCCACTTATGGTGTTGGTCACCAACCATACAGAGTAGTAGTACTTTCTTTTGAACTTCTACATGCACCAGCA
PiroMet-1
Analysed on
2025-06-16
Forward primer mismatches
4
Amplicon
Ref CGGTAACAAACCTTGTAAAGGTAAAGGTCCTAATTGTTACTTTCCTTTACAATCATATGGTTTCCGACCCACTTATGGTGTTGGTCACCAACCATACAGAGTAGTAGTACTTTCTTTTGAACTTCTACATGCACCAGCA Ampl CGGTAACAAACCTTGTAATGGTGTTGCAGGTTTTAATTGTTACTTTCCTTTACGATCATATGGTTTCCGACCCACTTATGGTGTTGGTCACCAACCATACAGAGTAGTAGTACTTTCTTTTGAACTTCTACATGCACCAGCA
WH-NIC_N
PiroMet-2