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Rampant Covid-19 variant on the rampage in 89 countries, says WHO

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The Omicron variant of Covid-19, revealed by SA scientists just 23 days ago, has been reported in 89 countries, the World Health Organisation said on Saturday.

The highest number of active infections recorded in SA was on January 11 at the peak of the second wave, when there were 239,799.

So far, however, hospitals have not been overwhelmed. Only 1.7% of identified Covid-19 cases were admitted in the second week of infections in the fourth wave, compared with 19% in the same week of the third Delta-driven wave, health minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday. “There are still limited data on the clinical severity of Omicron,” it said. “More data are needed to understand the severity profile and how severity is impacted by vaccination and pre-existing immunity.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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