Singapore, Dec 30: Experts in Singapore, which is seeing a surge in Omicron cases, have warned that the new and supposedly more contagious variant is likely to replace Delta over the coming weeks as the dominant global variant, with the virus being fitter and having a reproductive advantage. While Delta is still the most common variant in all continents except Africa, Omicron is spreading very quickly, said Dr Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, executive director of the state-owned Agency for Science, Technology and […]
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Singapore is one of the earliest countries to accept that Omicron is not threatening nationally, because a large proportion of the population is vaccinated, said Professor Dale Fisher, senior consultant at the National University Hospital s Division of Infectious Diseases. World News | Singapore Among Earliest Countries to Accept Omicron Not Threatening Nationally: Professor Fisher.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): It makes sense to treat the Omicron variant as no different from other existing and past Covid-19 variants, said experts, since evidence has shown that the new strain is likely to be more transmissible but less severe than the Delta variant.
30Singapore, Dec 29: Singapore is one of the earliest countries to accept that Omicron is not threatening nationally, because a large proportion of the population is vaccinated, said Professor Dale Fisher, senior consultant at the National University Hospital’s Division of Infectious Diseases. “Singapore is realising the strategy of Covid resilience, such that as new variants arise, they can be dealt with quite easily,” The Straits Times said quoting Fisher in an assessment of the latest variant from a number of […]