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By Reuters Staff3 Min ReadJOHANNESBURG( Reuters)-The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus poses a threefold higher risk of reinfection than the currently dominant Delta variant and the Beta strain, a group of South African health bodies said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease( COVID-19) vaccine as the new Omicron variant spreads, in Dutywa, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa November 29, 2021.... REUTERS/ Siphiwe Sibeko The South African Centre

МОСКВА, 26 ноя — РИА Новости, Владислав Стрекопытов. Британское издание Daily Mail сообщило в среду о появлении на юге Африки сильно мутировавшего и потенциально особо опасного варианта SARS-CoV-2.

REUTERS/ Dado Ruvic/ Illustration South African scientists have said they cannot yet confirm a link between Omicron and the high admissions of infants, which could be due to other factors.... Here is what we do and do not know about the issue. WHAT IS CAUSING CONCERN?... Only a small percentage of positive test samples in South Africa are being submitted for genomic sequencing to detect the variant due to limited capacity....

( Reuters)-A South African study suggests reduced risks of hospitalisation and severe disease in people infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant versus the Delta one, though the authors say some of that is likely due to high population immunity. Questions about Omicron's virulence are at the heart of scientific and political debate in many countries, as governments grapple with how to respond to the spread of the variant while researchers race to understand it. The new study, which has not

JOHANNESBURG( Reuters)-A South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain among patients said on Sunday that symptoms of the Omicron variant were so far mild and could be treated at home.... Angelique Coetzee, a private practitioner and chair of South African Medical Association, told Reuters that on Nov.... 18 she noticed seven patients at her clinic who had symptoms different from the dominant Delta variant, albeit" very mild". Now designated Omicron by

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By Promit Mukherjee, Estelle Shirbon3 Min ReadJOHANNESBURG( Reuters)-The Omicron variant appears able to get around some immunity but vaccines should still offer protection against severe disease, according to the latest data from South Africa where it is fast overtaking Delta to become the dominant variant. Slideshow( 3 images) Omicron, which has raised global fears of a surge in infections, was first detected in southern Africa last week and has prompted governments across continents to impose

МОСКВА, 1 дек — РИА Новости, Татьяна Пичугина. В мире пристально следят за распространением новой линии коронавируса.