New Year with new corona variant: Omicron

The new version of COVID-19 is beginning to have a devastating impact on the entire world. Following the sudden rise in the number of Omicron cases, several countries have updated their COVID policies, imposed restrictions and urged everyone to take precautions. Experts are concerned about the new version of COVID now said to be widespread as India fought and survived a previously deadly version. Both Delta and Omicron have been declared "of interest" by the World Health Organization (WHO). But which one is more serious and dangerous than the other remains to be seen. India died tragically in the second wave of COVID-19. Many people have died while others continue to suffer from the infection. Delta strain, believed to be the cause of the second wave, is still the dominant strain and continues to infect many people. It was first discovered in India and now exists in many countries. In light of the new version of COVID, Omicron, experts have witnessed a sudden spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, which may indicate a third wave is approaching. According to the latest research, the third wave of COVID-19 can be expected as early as January-February 2022 next year. However, experts believe the consequences are mild.

It is not known how serious the new version B.1.1529 is, but scientists and doctors suspect it could be highly contagious. Due to the dramatic increase in the number of COVID cases in a short period of time, this option is considered very portable. The genome sequencing results showed that the Omicron variant was more severely mutated than the Delta variant. There are more than 30 mutations in the vertebrate protein itself, compared to 18 found in the delta. This should cause a more sudden infection by immunizing the new COVID-19 strain against vaccine-induced antibodies. In terms of symptoms, early reports by Dr. Angelique Cootzee, president of the South African Medical Association, which first discovered the omicron mutations, suggested that the omicron symptoms were "abnormal" but "mild." According to doctors, people infected with Omicron report only mild symptoms such as fatigue, pain in the limbs and “scratches” in the throat, but not a sore throat. There were no cases of nasal congestion or fever. In most cases, the symptoms go away on their own, he said. The Delta strain can cause mild symptoms such as fever, fatigue, and coughing among the most common symptoms, but a large population develops very severe symptoms, some of which require hospitalization or intensive care. However, to date, no serious cases of omicrons have been reported.