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The Deutsche Bank report says even if Omicron does prove to be "less deadly", this could still be outweighed by a rise in "transmissibility", resulting in more overall "hospitalisations" and "deaths".

The WHO said it is still working to understand if the Omicron coronavirus variant can spread more easily or if it can cause more severe disease than the other variants.

WHO noted that the widely used PCR tests continue to detect infection, including infection with Omicron, as seen with other variants as well.

The WHO said all variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, can cause severe disease or death

The WHO said all variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, can cause severe disease or death

The B.1.1.529 variant has become a cause of global concern, as per the WHOs Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). 

The world is scrambling to contain the latest variant of Covid-19 - Omicron - first discovered in South Africa and Botswana.  Whats happening in Ireland? ...

Named after the Greek letter, the omicron variant is the 13th of the SARS-CoV-2 variants to receive a designation by the World Health Organization.

The WHO said all variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant that is dominant worldwide, can cause severe disease or death, in particular for the most vulnerable people and thus prevention is always the key.

CThe variant, first identified in South Africa two weeks ago, is the fifth to be classified on this significant scale by WHO experts, who have been asked