Omicron Variant Now In 77 Countries – WHO

• The director-general urged countries not to underestimate the new variant

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the Omicron variant is spreading faster than other variants as it is now present in 77 countries..

WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said at a news briefing at WHO headquarters in Geneva that it would be a mistake to dismiss the Omicron variant as mild.

“Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant. We’re concerned that people are dismissing Omicron as mild.

“Surely, we have learned by now that we underestimate this virus at our peril.”

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The director-general urged countries not to underestimate the new variant.

“Even if Omicron does cause less severe disease, the sheer number of cases could once again overwhelm unprepared health systems.

“I need to be very clear: vaccines alone will not get any country out of this crisis. Countries can – and must – prevent the spread of Omicron with measures that work today.”

Ghebreyesus warned that making choices about strategies to halt the pandemic was the wrong approach: “It’s not vaccines instead of distancing. It’s not vaccines instead ventilation or hand hygiene. Do it all. Do it consistently. Do it well.”

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