The head of the WHO = World Health Organization said that the symptoms of the Omicron strain, a mutant virus of the new coronavirus, are more likely to cause inflammation of the nose and throat, the so-called upper respiratory tract, but reach the lungs and become more severe than other mutant viruses. He said the risk was low.
Mahmood, who is in charge of analyzing the new coronavirus at WHO, said at a meeting on the 4th, "Unlike other mutant viruses that reach the lungs and cause severe pneumonia, they are prone to inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. The number of research results is increasing, "he said, saying that the location of inflammation often remains in the nose and throat, and the risk of becoming severe is low.
"It can be very good news," Mahmood said, while "more research is needed to prove it."
WHO points out that the Omicron strain spreads at a significantly faster rate, which may lead to re-infection in vaccinated people and those who have recovered from coronavirus infection in the past, calling for caution in each country. I am.