Omicron is blurring true picture of COVID-19 cases. But experts say there are other ways to capture it

Positive symptomatic screening could also be useful, he said. The epidemiologist pointed to the AIDS crisis, when the Bangui definition was created, relying on a checklist of symptoms to diagnose when HIV testing wasn't available.

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