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: Omicron is less likely to cause hospitalisation, severe symptoms, find three studies #IndiaNEWS Three separate studies have found that people infected by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus were

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Omicron is less likely to cause hospitalisation, severe symptoms, find three studies #IndiaNEWS
Three separate studies have found that people infected by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus were less likely to be hospitalised and suffer from severe symptoms, as compared to other strains of the disease, including Delta, The New York Times reported.However, the Omicron variant was more likely to spread faster, the two studies conducted in the United Kingdom, and one carried out in South Africa showed. The groups within which the studies were conducted are significant as the Omicron variant was first detected in South Africa, and the strain has resulted in highest single-day cases in the United Kingdom.One of the studies done by the Covid-19 response team of the Imperial College in London showed that people infected with the Omicron variant were around 20% less likely to be hospitalised, as compared to those who contracted the Delta strain. The patients were 40% less likely to be hospitalised for a night or more, the study showed. The research team had analysed all coronavirus cases in England in the first half of December, and for which the variant could be confirmed. As many as 56,000 cases of Omicron and 2,69,000 cases of Delta were analysed. However, Azra Ghani, a co-author of the study, sounded a word of caution as far as...Read more


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