Dec 15, 2021
By: Vaamanaa Sethi...the newly emerged Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading across countries in the world at an unprecedented rate.
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“The reality is that Omicron is probably in most of the countries, even if it hasn’t been detected yet,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a media briefing.
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...as the dominant variant where community transmission occurs.
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Surely, we have learned by now that we underestimate this virus at our peril. Even if Omicron does cause less severe disease, the sheer number of cases could once again overwhelm unprepared health systems."
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He suggested that all the countries take effective measures to stop the spread of the strain.
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“WHO is concerned that such programmes will repeat the COVID-19 vaccine hoarding seen previously this year,” Tedros said.
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...jab is needed to effectively protect healthy adults or not.
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...India could see a major surge in Omicron cases during January-February next year, but the cases are likely to remain mild.
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...with Maharashtra at the top of the list with 28 cases, followed by Rajasthan (17 cases) and Delhi (6 cases).
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