Research from South Africa suggests that people infected with omicron are 80% less likely to be admitted to hospital than if they contract other strains.
Elsewhere, studies from Scotland and England appear to back up the South Africa findings.
Scientists stress that it is still too early to definitively say whether omicron is milder, and its higher transmissibility means there is still a risk that healthcare systems could become overwhelmed because the high number of infections will likely lead to more people needing hospital care. Omicron has rapidly spread around the globe since it was first identified in South Africa in November. It was reported to the World Health Organization on Nov. 24 and the group, while the U.K. reported over 100,000 daily cases on Wednesday for the first time since the start of the pandemic., leaving only supermarkets and essential shops open.for many, as people change their plans in an effort to avoid catching Covid, or have to isolate if they do.
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