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More upswings in COVID-19 infections were reported Thursday in Ontario and Quebec, as a pair of British studies appeared to confirm earlier research suggesting the Omicron variant is milder than the Delta mutation.
Two new British studies provide early hints that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than the Delta version. The risk of hospitalisation in Omicron cases has been found to be lower than that in Delta cases.