South African President urged not to panic over omicron strain

TASS reports.

Ramaposa noted that the rise in cases of the omicron strain COVID-19 does not lead to an increase in the number of hospitalizations, which, according to the South African president, "should be encouraging."

“Despite the fact that the virus is easily transmitted, this does not lead to an alarming increase in the number of infected people admitted to hospitals.

This fact is very important, ”the South African President emphasized.

On November 25, it became known that scientists have identified a new strain of coronavirus in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong.

Later it was designated by the Greek letter "omicron".

The World Health Organization (WHO) currently has no data on deaths from the new omicron coronavirus strain.