- It was only a matter of time before we would have cases of omikron also in Östergötland.

The coronavirus has a great ability to both mutate and spread.

So far, there are no signs that this particular variant causes more serious disease than the other virus variants, but it is important to be vigilant and the virus develops, says Britt Åkerlind, infection control doctor in the Östergötland Region in a press release.

The text is updated