Dr Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first spotted the new Covid variant Omicron, says the patients seen so far have had “extremely mild symptoms” – but more time is needed before we know the seriousness of the disease for vulnerable people. Watch her tell the BBC’s Andrew Marr how patients in South Africa … Read more
The new variant’s genetic profile has raised concerns, but there’s a shortage of real-world data. Source link
During the meeting which lasted for about two hours, the PM spoke about the need to be proactive in light of the new variant and urged people to be more cautious and take proper precautions like masking up and maintaining social distance, the PMO said. Amid mounting global concerns over the new coronavirus strain ‘Omicron’, … Read more
Boris Johnson introduces a raft measures to slow the spread of Omicron ahead of Christmas. Source link
Two people in the UK have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary says. Source link
Digital display boards show cancelled flights to London-Heathrow at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Reuters photo) Omicron – B.1.1.529 – the newest variant of concern designated by the World Health Organization has hit the global headlines and sparked fresh concerns of a new wave of infections around the globe. But what perplexed … Read more
Prof Calum Semple says some scientists are “hugely overstating” the fears around the Omicron variant. Source link
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is racing to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled relentless waves of infection on nearly every continent. A World Health Organization panel named the variant “omicron” and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same … Read more