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For: EFE Updated 19 Jan 2022, 9: 53 AM EST
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, discovered in early November, is already present in a 71.9 % of the cases analyzed in the last 30 days by the global network of GISAID laboratories, indicated today the weekly epidemiological report of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Of the 405,000 specimens collected the Omicron variant was detected in 291,000 cases, while Delta, which dominated much of the pandemic in 2021, was only present in one 28% of recent scans 30 days (113,000), underlined the report.
Other variants that the WHO designated as “concerning”, such as Gamma and Alpha, represent less than 0.1% of the samples made.
The Omicron variant is causing record numbers of infections globally, although this has not been accompanied by an increase in deaths, so in principle it seems to be associated with less severe forms of COVID-10.
The WHO, however, maintains its warnings and recommendations to avoid contracting the disease, since the exponential increase in infections in most regions has added pressure to health networks, although this time more to primary care centers than to hospitals.
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