MAKE A FLIP FILE ON COMPARISON OF "OMICRON" CASES( SYMPTOMS, MODE OF TRANSMISSION, EFFECTS, TREATMENT) IN GUJRAT AND CHHATISGARH.
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Omicron, a new SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, has rapidly overtaken all other variants in the new waves of Covid-19 cases that are emerging in South Africa, the UK, the European Union and the US. More worrying is that Omicron is able to infect those who have received two vaccine doses or already had Covid earlier. This is supported by laboratory evidence though they are still very preliminary results. The good news, if it can be called good news, is that most of those who have been vaccinated do not seem to progress to a critical stage. This indicates that the body's immune system, primed by the vaccine and possibly previous Covid infections, is still able to handle the disease and prevent it from progressing to a serious stage.
Some figures are important here. While the emerging Omicron wave started from South Africa—or was first detected there—new case numbers there have started to drop from the peak of about 27,000 to now about 21,000 (December 23, Worldometer figures) including in urban centres like Johannesburg and Pretoria. However, we also have the example of the UK, where the numbers of new cases are still going up, crossing 100,000 for the first time. In most countries seeing a new wave, Omicron is not only emerging as the dominant variant, but their numbers have already overtaken the earlier peaks with no signs of tapering off.