The overall risk related to Omicron remains very high:
1⃣ The global risk of #COVID19 remains very high overall
2⃣ Current data indicate that Omicron has a significant growth advantage over Delta, leading to rapid spread in the community
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1⃣ The global risk of #COVID19 remains very high overall
2⃣ Current data indicate that Omicron has a significant growth advantage over Delta, leading to rapid spread in the community
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As of 6 January 2022, the #COVID19 Omicron variant had been identified in 149 countries across all six WHO Regions bit.ly/3suVSNn
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1480865238446710793?s=20
#COVID19 Omicron is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant in countries with documented community transmission. Growth rates have declined or stabilized in many countries but remain significantly higher than for the Delta variant.
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Early data from South Africa, the United Kingdom, Canada and Denmark suggest a reduced risk of hospitalization for Omicron compared to Delta. However, the risk of hospitalization is only one aspect of severity bit.ly/3suVSNn
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1480865238446710793?s=20
Early data suggests that, as with all other variants of #COVID19, severity of Omicron increases with age and in the presence of underlying medical conditions, as well as among people who are not vaccinated bit.ly/3suVSNn
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