WHO Explains How Omicron Affects Mortality Rates

There is a new problem that has emerged recently and frightened us all with its high spreading power. COVID-19 variant OmicronA little bit of news has come to us about .

World Health Organization (WHO) Spokesperson, who noted that they have been collecting data on the Omicron variant without interruption since its emergence. Christian Lindmer, one in mortality rate of the new variant not cause an increase He also noted that they think that the increase in hospitalizations in hospitals in South Africa is probably not due to Omicron.

Omicron is predicted to be the active variant for the next few months

Over the next few months, the rapidly expanding Omicron variant ‘active variant’ expected to be; however, according to WHO’s determinations, the virus has not yet caused a change in death rates. In a statement on its official website, WHO hospitalization ratesfor the increase in “This may be due to the increased total number of infected people, not the Omicron variant,” used the phrases.

Bloomberg, who carried out a detailed research on the new mutation, noted that they reached two different theories as a result of their research. According to the first of these theories, the COVID-19 virus is transmitted in the body of a person with a weak immune system. longer than usual It may have evolved into Omicron over time. The other theory is that a person with COVID-19 transmitted the virus to an animal and this in the animal’s body The virus may have mutated. The mutated virus could thus be transmitted from an animal to a human again.

On the other hand, for the confirmation of both theories, it is in the hands of scientists for now. enough data does not exist. Experts hope to reach a more precise conclusion by comparing the new information with the older variants as more data comes in.