Omicron Has Not Killed Anyone Says WHO as New Variant Cases Rise in U.S.
Source: Newsweek
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that as of Friday, there have been no fatalities linked to Omicron but warned it could take several weeks to determine how infectious the new COVID-19 variant is.
The WHO's assurance comes as the new variant first detected in South Africa last week has now been recorded in 38 countries. In the United States, at least 29 cases of Omicron across 11 states have been reported.
These are California, Nebraska, New York, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Utah, Pennsylvania and Hawaii, CBS News reported. There was also an infection in New Jersey of a Georgia resident.
The WHO said it could also take time to investigate the effectiveness of treatments and whether it causes more severe illness. The organization's emergencies director Michael Ryan said it intended "to get the answers that everybody out there needs." Newsweek has contacted the WHO for further comment.
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World Health Organization.
If you actually think about what I'm saying, I'm not disagreeing with the WHO. My post did not contradict anything written in the excerpt. So there is no "outweighs". Duh.
Deaths lag hospitalizations.
Hospitalizations lag symptoms (basically tests).
Symptoms lag infections.
Those are well established facts. Prove me wrong or shut up. Those are facts widely printed and disseminated. If you don't know these very basic facts, educate yourself.
The point is that it is still early days in Omicron and there are few cases so far.
The fact that none of the original doctor's patients have been hospitalized is great! As is the fact that nobody has died of Omicron. It's great! It doesn't mean that nobody will be hospitalized. It doesn't mean that nobody will die. There are very few cases yet. So I don't know. My post doesn't claim I know. Nobody knows, not even the WHO, what will happen in the near future or the longer run. If you do, then explain. You don't.
But you got your jollies attacking me for stating pertinent widely known facts. That seems to be what you are about, rather than writing about what was written. Even with icons. Here's one for you
One case of the Omicron variant has been identified from a Wisconsin man who recently traveled to South Africa, according to a release.
The man is a Milwaukee County resident who is fully vaccinated and had received a booster dose, said the release. He reported mild symptoms.
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https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/12/04/5-california-residents-infected-with-omicron-after-wisconsin-wedding/
Five out of 12 California residents are infected with the Omicron variant after attending a Wisconsin wedding in Milwaukee County.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the City of Milwaukee Health Department are investing ((investigating
)) a COVID-19 outbreak from a wedding on Nov. 27.
According to the release, there are 12 confirmed cases among the California residents who attended the event. One of the individuals attended the wedding upon return from international travel.
A California State lab identified that five of the 12 people diagnosed with COVID-19, were infected with the Omicron variant. The individuals are between the ages of 18-49.
All individuals were vaccinated, and most had received boosters, said the release.
California is already in the OP, but Wisconsin is new.
