Omicron: 'This virus is dangerous and it is evolving before us,' warns WHO
The WHO said there was a growing trend of deaths in four of the six regions around the world.
Several European countries, including the UK, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands, have started to ease lockdown measures. Finland will end its COVID-19 restrictions this month.
On Tuesday, Denmark's government lifted maximum regulations aimed toward combating the pandemic, announcing it now does not consider COVID-19 to be a "socially extreme disease."
WHO emergency leader Dr. Michael Ryan said countries with extreme vaccinations have "additional options" to ease their restrictions. But he said they should examine elements that include their current epidemiology, populations at risk, and immunity within populations.
Speaking to country governments, he said: "Every country must find its feet, know where it is, know where it wants to go, and map out its path." What countries are doing But please don't blindly follow what all the other countries are doing.
Meanwhile, Van Kerkhove also said that an expert group set up last year to monitor the emergence of new pathogens like the coronavirus and assess their origins will publish a report "in the coming weeks." SAGO has held nearly half a dozen meetings since its first meeting in late November.
He said the group will build on, among other things, early epidemiological studies and "our current understanding of the origins of this particular epidemic from previous missions that have been to China and worked with Chinese scientists." Citing the work of another WHO-led team that had travelled to China, where the pandemic first emerged, he reported on the outbreak in March last year.
(FAQs)
Q1. Is the Omicron variant of COVID-19 less severe than Delta?
Answer. British scientists have claimed in two studies based on data found in their country that the Omicron variant is less dangerous than the delta.
Q2. Can throat pain be a symptom of the Omicron variant of COVID-19?
Answer. As reported by NBC Chicago, the doctor has said that if you have a sore throat, whatever the reason, then you should understand that it is corona. In such a situation, you should stay at home and get checked immediately. Also note that a sore throat is not the only sign of the virus, and some people may not be affected by the symptoms at all. The best way to confirm this is to get tested.
Q3. How does the omicron variant of COVID-19 spread? Answer
Answer. Karkhov said that for several reasons, the omicron virus is transmitted very easily among people. He has said that one reason for the rapid spread of omicron is also immune escape. This means that people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus or have been infected before will also catch it. It has been observed that the immunity developed after taking both doses starts to weaken after a while.