Too early to tell how severe new Covid-19 variant is, experts tell parliament

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Infectious disease experts have issued a warning about assumptions around the severity of the new Covid-19 variant, saying this information isn't yet known.

He said scientists can make some predictions about the properties of Omicron based on the genetic mutations, but more work is needed to fully understand it.

The number of new Covid-19 cases nearly doubled between Tuesday and Wednesday, the latest National Institute for Communicable Diseases data showed. There would also be concerns around the positivity rate — the number of confirmed infections against the number of tests taken in the same period — which rose from 10.2% on Tuesday to 16.5% on Wednesday.

“Vaccination remains the critical tool to prevent severe disease and death, and public health and social measures remain critical to slow the spread.

 

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