WHO Underscores Risks of Omicron Even With Less-Severe Symptoms
- Director-general of health body says omicron is ‘not mild’
- WHO says global cases soared a record 71% in last week of 2021
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The omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus appears less serious than previous strains but shouldn’t be considered mild, the director-general of the World Health Organization said.
“Omicron is hospitalizing and killing people,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at a regular briefing in Geneva Thursday.