With the weakening pathogenicity of the Omicron variant, the rates of hospitalization, severe illness or fatality from Omicron have been significantly reduced.
International and domestic monitoring has confirmed that the virulence and pathogenicity of the Omicron variant and its evolutionary branches are significantly reduced compared with the original COVID-19 strain and Delta variants, several Chinese respiratory experts have confirmed.
Hong Kong’s leader has said the city will chart its own way out of the coronavirus pandemic, emphasising there is no “one size fits all” strategy while seeking to play down comparisons with regional rival Singapore, where a fresh round of restriction-easing is set to begin next week. As Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet Ngor was giving updates on.