WHO is currently collecting data on a new variant of the coronavirus.
The new Omicron coronavirus has not yet caused a single death in the countries where it was detected.
WHO on Friday, December 3, confirmed that more time is needed. to determine how dangerous this strain is, whether it is causing severe disease, and how effective treatments and vaccines against it are, reports RFE/RL.
Preliminary evidence suggests that a highly contagious variant first discovered in South Africa last month, may cause milder symptoms than its predecessors, in particular “Delta”, which is now the dominant global strain.
At the same time, some people are infected of those by Omicron were hospitalized, and mortality is considered a late indicator. The Omicron variant is spreading at a time when hospitals in some countries are already overcrowded due to a spike in the disease caused by the Delta strain.
Doctors from South Africa have named atypical symptoms of the new Omicron strain of coronavirus. The person has a fever and fatigue. The virus infects people under the age of 30.
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