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World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the omicron mutation has already spread to most countries. The surge in patients could overwhelm the health care system, and he urged vaccination and special caution.



Correspondent Kang Cheong-wan.



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Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the omicron mutation is spreading rapidly at a rate not seen in any previous mutation.



[Ghebreyesus/WHO Director-General: Omicron mutations have been reported in 77 countries around the world. What is clear is that omicrons would have already spread to most countries, even if they had not been discovered.]



Concerns have also been raised that people are underestimating the ohmic mutations.



Even if the symptoms are relatively mild, the fact that the number of infected people is high can overwhelm the health care system.



In the UK, where the first death of Omicron was reported, it was decided to lift the entry restrictions for some countries, including South Africa, under the judgment that the mutation has already spread enough to spread.



[Minister extremities de Zabīd / UK Department of Health: now the United Kingdom, dwaetgo a five-micron variations propagate across regions worldwide, also do not have immigration restrictions because it is putting already widely seen as very effective in blocking Omicron -



Omicron mutation In South Africa, where was first confirmed, more than 90% of new cases were confirmed as infected with Omicron.



In a study to confirm the effectiveness of the vaccine on more than 210,000 confirmed cases, the Pfizer vaccine was 33% effective in Omicron infection and 70% in severe prevention.



In the midst of this, Pfizer announced the results of a clinical trial showing that Paxrovid, an oral coronavirus treatment, which is about to be released, lowered the probability of hospitalization in high-risk groups by nearly 90%, and predicted that this treatment would also be effective for Omicron.