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But what are Omicron’s symptoms, and could the heavily-mutated variant be resistant to current vaccines?The World Health Organisation has said there is currently no information to suggest that the symptoms of the Omicron variant are different from other Covid-19 variants.If you have symptoms, get a test ‘There is some indication that some of the patients are presenting mild disease,’ she added.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Wednesday, ‘There is also some evidence that Omicron causes milder disease than Delta.’This means that you’re more likely to get Omicron than other variants, but it may not be as severe.released December 4 from doctors at the Steve Biko/Tshwane District Hospital Complex in Pretoria seems to confirm the theory that Omicron is not as severe as other variants.
Of those, 70% did not need a ventilator. Of the 13 people on supplemental oxygen, four were receiving it for a non-Covid-19 medical condition.Dr Abdullah wrote in the report that this differed dramatically from earlier in the pandemic. In addition, people admitted to the Covid-19 ward over the previous fortnite stayed for an average of 2.8 days, much shorter than the 8.5 days seen during the previous 18 months.
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