“The likelihood of the potential further spread of omicron at the global level is high,” the WHO said.
The organization also said that the overall global risk associated with this strain is considered very high.
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), serious consequences may arise in the event of another large-scale outbreak of COVID-19 due to the omicron,” RIA Novosti reported.
In addition, WHO has warned that those who have previously undergone coronavirus increase the risk of re-infection when exposed to a new variant of the omicron virus.
On November 25, it became known that scientists have identified a new strain of coronavirus in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, which could potentially become the most dangerous.
Later it was designated by the Greek letter "omicron".
The WHO said that there is not enough data to say that the new omicron coronavirus strain is more infectious than other options.