Omicron-strain coronavirus is currently detected in 38 countries. This was announced on Friday in Geneva, an expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) Maria Van Kerkhove, reports TASS.
“We received messages [about the presence of an Omicron option] out of 38 countries,” she said, explaining that this is the states located “in all six regions” WHO.
According to the expert, according to information from South Africa, the number of infected there is growing. “There is an assumption of a higher contagious [Omikron” strain], “said Kerkhov. – But we need to understand whether it is more or less contagious in comparison with the “Delta” option, which still dominates in the world. “She noted that” Omicron “- the last strain, included in the list of options, There will be concerns “, however,” there will be other “strains in this list, because” the more circulating the virus, the more opportunities he has changed. “WHO does not exclude that” ohomikron “” can aggravate the situation “with morbidity in Europe, where Delta dominates.
According to Kerkhov, information was received that the infection of the omicron option causes diseases of varying severity – “from the lungs to heavy.” In addition, according to South Africa, the number of hospitalizations of patients with coronavirus in this country is growing. WHO WOOD FINANCE TO FINANCE whether it is connected with any viruses circulating among the population, or a serious illness requiring hospitalization causes an oomikron option.