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WHO chief: Omicron may be less severe, but not 'mild' | New Straits Times

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NSTworld The more infectious Omicron variant of Covid19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain, but should not be categorised as 'mild', the head of the WorldHealthOrganisation (WHO) said on Thursday.

 

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