Covid: Deadly Omicron should not be called mild, warns WHO [View all]
Source: BBC
Covid: Deadly Omicron should not be called mild, warns WHO
6 January 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against describing the Omicron variant as mild, saying it is killing people across the world.
Recent studies suggest that Omicron is less likely to make people seriously ill than previous Covid variants.
But the record number of people catching it has left health systems under severe pressure, said WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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"While Omicron does appear to be less severe compared to Delta, especially in those vaccinated, it does not mean it should be categorised as mild," Dr Tedros told a press conference on Thursday.
"Just like previous variants, Omicron is hospitalising people and it is killing people.
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