Will Omicron variant of Covid-19 end the pandemic? Top US scientist Anthony Fauci says THIS - According to Anthony Fauci, the world is still in the first of what he considered to be the five phases of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci says THIS about severity of Omicron variant - Anthony Fauci said early indications suggest Omicron is not worse than prior strains and possibly milder but could take weeks to judge its severity.
A look at countries where new COVID-19 variant Omicron has been detected - Botswana reported 19 infections of the new variant, including four declared last week. Hong Kong is the second country to report two cases of Omicron.
South African origin province of Omicron sees 330% surge in hospitalisations - Though South African health officials reported that cases of new variants are often mild, the increase in hospitalisation in Gauteng speaks otherwise.
Karnataka says sample of South Africa returnee different from Delta , no Omicron in India yet - Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar has said the sample of one of the two recent South Africa returnees appears different from the Delta variant.