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A series of recently published studies found that the fast-moving Omicron variant may be less severe than other Covid strains because of the way it attacks the lungs, media reports say.
NEW YORK: A series of newly published research discovered that the fast-moving Omicron variant may be less severe than other Covid strains d... | News Track
Omicron levels in the lungs were one-tenth or less of the level of other variants. Omicron was first identified in South Africa and Botswana in late November. It quickly became the dominant strain in South Africa.
The variant is currently present in more than 100 countries, according to the World Health Organisation, and affects vaccinated people as well as those who have already had coronavirus.
Multiple new studies on human tissue and lab animals have provided the first insight into why the Omicron variant, though more contagious, causes milder di