Scientists have found that COVID -strain “Omicron” It is spreading rapidly even in countries with a high level of immunization of the population.
Cases of the new COVID-19 Omicron strain as of Tuesday, December 21, have been confirmed in 106 countries.
This is reported in the weekly epidemiological report of the World Health Organization.
It is noted that according to the latest data, the new variant of the coronavirus “has a growth advantage” when compared with the “Delta”. For example, Omicron is spreading rapidly even in countries with a high level of immunization of the population and documentation of transmission in communities.
and another, – note in the WHO. – Data on the clinical severity of Omicron are still limited.
Meanwhile, the number of hospitalizations in the UK and South Africa continues to grow, which raises concerns about possible overload of systems health care of these countries.
“Preliminary data indicate a decrease in the neutralization of Omicron in those who received the primary vaccination or those who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, which may indicate a level of humoral immune evasion,” they added at WHO.
Experts from the World Health Organization have concluded that the overall risk associated with the new Omicron variant remains “very high”.
