A World Health Organization (WHO) panel named the variant “Omicron” and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same category that includes the Delta variant.
The WHO suggested the variant could pose greater risks than Delta, which is the world’s most prevalent variant and has fuelled relentless waves of infection on every continent.
Early evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection compared to other highly transmissible variants, the WHO said. That means people who contracted COVID-19 and recovered could be subject to catching it again.
Source: Jordan News Agency