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Pandemic Records Are Tumbling! Top COVID & OMICRON Headlines

Amidst Omicron Surge, New ‘Highly Contagious’ Covid-19 Variant IHU Emerges

Meanwhile, WHO on Tuesday also stated that emerging evidence reveals that the Omicron is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants.

In a separate tweet on Friday, Swaminathan said: "Hospitalisations are also rising, mostly in unvaccinated people. Though #Omicron may cause less severe disease, a small percent of a huge number is still very large & can overwhelm health systems".

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated his concern over a recent narrative that Omicron has been causing milder or less severe diseases, Xinhua news agency reported.

The warning comes as the new Omicron variant in the US has driven daily Covid-19 new cases to a record high of over 510,000.

Omicron Threat: Key Developments From Around The World.

WHO Director General issues Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization’s (SAGE) interim statement on booster doses.

If those vaccines had been distributed equitably, the 40 percent target could have been reached in every country by September, he added.

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that 2022 must be the year we end the pandemic.

Last week, Europe and central Asia saw 27,000 additional Covid-19 deaths and 2.6 million new cases.

Tedros said the "fastest way" to get back to normal is to make "hard decisions," this festive season amid the Omicron Covid-19 variant's quick spread.

According to the global health body, the hyper mutant variant has spread to 77 countries so far.

Currently, the WHO recommends administering a third dose of any WHO-approved vaccine to those who are immunocompromised. It has also recommended a booster for recipients of the Chinese vaccines who are older than 60, where supplies allow.

WHO Director General Tedros A. Ghebreyesus said that a total of 77 countries have reported Omicron cases so far but the reality is that this variant is probably yet to be detected in some countries.