WHO’s Maria Van Kerkhove stated that a lot of misleading information regarding the virus is circulating. It states that the infection of Omicron is mild. Not only this but many are thinking that the COVID pandemic is over. Apart from this, there is a huge confusion as people are thinking that this i
The World Health Organization said that 5 lakh deaths and 13 lakh Covid cases have been recorded globally since Omicron was declared a ‘variant of concern’.
WHO's Dr Maria Van Kerkhove has said that the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is expected to be detected more since it is more transmissible than the BA.1 subvariant.
As Omicron wreaks havoc, WHO issues chilling warning about concurrent outbreaks of COVID-19 - While the number of patients being hospitalised is increasing in most countries, it is not at the level seen in previous waves.
Omicron does appear to be less severe compared to Delta, especially in those vaccinated, it does not mean it should be categorized as "mild", Tedros Adhanom said.