Omicron Variant of Corona
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Amidst the havoc of Omicron, scary news is coming from Britain. Due to the increasing figures of Omicron, the concern is increasing and due to the ever-increasing figures, the situation of lockdown is being created. All the previous records of Corona have been destroyed here in the last 24 hours. According to sources, the highest ever daily record of 78,610 coronavirus cases has been registered in the country. According to the UK Health Department, more than one crore people have been infected with corona so far. Whereas the total population of Britain is about 67 million. Britain is constantly facing problems.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned of a sharp wave of infections, as the new Corona variant Omicron grows across the UK. However, he suffered a setback on Tuesday when more than 100 of his lawmakers voted against the measure to contain the growing spread of the pandemic.
US Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday that the current booster shots would also work against Omicron. There is no need to prepare a separate booster dose for the new variant. Fossey said the two doses from Pfizer and BioNTech provide considerable protection against this variant. Rochelle Wallensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that Omicron cases have been reported in about 36 states in the US and more than 75 countries in the world. Omicron accounts for 3 percent of the total corona cases in America.
Omicron Variant of Corona
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The UK government has increased the country's coronavirus alert level from three to four. There has been a huge increase in the Omicron variant of COVID-19 here. There have been 1,239 new cases here. With this, there were a total of 3,137 cases in the UK. On the advice of the UK Health Protection Agency (UKHSA), the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of all parts of the United Kingdom – England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland – have raised the alert level.
The health official said that preparations for Christmas and New Year are in full swing in Europe, but in this way, the increasing pace of infection can frustrate people. Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was ready to fight Omicron. Here about 66 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated. But the rapidly increasing cases of coronavirus have increased the concern.
The highest number of daily coronavirus cases ever recorded in Britain. News agency AFP reported on Wednesday that the United Kingdom (UK) has recorded the highest daily coronavirus cases of 78,610 since the start of the pandemic. The British health official said that the number of cases could increase further in the next few days.
Omicron Variant of Corona
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Let us tell you that two days ago, the WHO said that preliminary analysis has revealed that the Omicron variant is more infectious than the delta variant and vaccines are also proving less effective against it. It had said that Omicron would soon leave the Delta variant behind. The analysis also revealed that Omicron produces less severe symptoms, meaning that a person does not become seriously ill if infected with it.
England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Witty, warned that the number of daily cases would be broken several times in the coming weeks. He said that the country is facing two epidemics, one of which has come due to the very fast-growing Omicron and the other due to the delta variant. He also appealed to the people to avoid unnecessary programs on the occasion of Christmas and to meet other people only when necessary.
Omicron Variant of Corona
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According to Hong-Kong University, Omicron was found in the human respiratory tract within 24 hours of infection. The study also found that the new variant is 10 times less effective in replicating in human lungs than the delta variant. From this, it can be inferred that the disease caused by this will not be more serious. That is, the Omicron variant spreads rapidly from person to person but does not cause as much damage to the lungs as Delta or previous corona variants have done.
