Contagions and deaths caused by the new Omicron variant

The countdown is on, and nothing that lowers the alert levels for the delicate situation of the coronavirus pandemic is trending again in the news portals, especially for the alarming wave of infections and deaths caused by the new "Omicron" variant on a global scale.

Before this situation that worries people in the Christmas months where it was thought that everything had already entered into apparent balance, with the detection of a new variant of Covid-19 among experts, the following question arises: how concerned should we be and how does this change the strategy against the pandemic in these months of family sharing at Christmas time?.

The major concern for the World Health Organization is that this new variant, labeled "Omicron", is much more worrisome than previous variants because it is so different from the original version first identified in Wuhan that it may be more contagious, lethal or circumvent the effect of vaccines and treatments.

The major concern for the World Health Organization is that this new variant, labeled "Omicron", is much more worrisome than previous variants because it is so different from the original version first identified in Wuhan that it may be more contagious, lethal or circumvent the effect of vaccines and treatments.

Even though there is a lack of data to decree restrictions in some countries, cases have already been reported in several countries, which led to the cancellation of flights or the imposition of new control measures on passengers from Canada and the USA.

All that remains is to evaluate the progress of this new variant and to be cautious in implementing the biosecurity measures we are already familiar with.

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