There is an atmosphere of panic around the world regarding the new variant of Corona, Omicron. All countries are imposing new restrictions.
Almost all countries have issued fresh guidelines regarding international flights, but what the World Health Organization (WHO) has said now is different from the situation.
Scientists have not yet reached any conclusion about the new variant of the corona found in South Africa, Omicron, but all the countries of the world are in panic due to the possibility of being more dangerous than the delta. Whereas other than the doctor who was the first to identify Omicron, other experts have described it as a 'super mild' mutation. The doctor, who was the first to identify Omicron, also said that the four patients who first got the variant had mild symptoms and recovered very quickly. None of them had died.
At the same time, WHO has said that no case of death has been reported from Omicron so far. For this reason, coronavirus experts are convinced that the new Omicron variant is 'super mild'. This is the reason why the WHO is appealing to many countries to lift travel restrictions and put an end to widespread fear and rumours. The WHO says to be cautiously optimistic rather than fearful as all reports from South Africa suggest that the new Omicron variant is no more lethal than the previous delta variant.
Dr Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health in the United States, said that there is no data yet that suggests that the new variant is more dangerous than the previous Kovid-19 variant, but I think it is more contagious. The variant has more than 30 mutations - almost twice as many as the delta variant, which makes it more contagious. Experts tell the need for more study about this. Experts say that it may take several weeks for a clear picture to emerge.
