WHO sounds warning over fast-spreading Omicron

WHO sounds warning over fast-spreading Omicron (reuters.com)

WHO sounds warning over fast-spreading Omicron

GENEVA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the COVID-19 disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan added it would be "unwise" to conclude from early evidence that Omicron was a milder variant that previous ones.

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