Omicron Can Spread Rapidly In India: WHO Shares Tips To Stay Safe While Attending Parties And Marriage Functions

Beware! COVID-19 Is Still Here Issuing fresh warning over rising Omicron cases globally, The World Health Organisation (WHO) urged people to keep their masks on and get both doses of the COVID-19 vaccines at the earliest. The variant has already reached over 70 nations and according to the global health body it is also present in almost all the countries ‘undetected’. As the world enters the holiday season of the year, WHO raised concerns over massive transmission of the virus if proper COVID- safety protocols are not being followed.Follow The COVID-Safety Protocols WHO Chief said that attending marriage functions and parties during the Christmas and New Year, where several people are together under the same roof can be deadly as it can give chance to the virus to transmit from one individual to many in no time. WHO also asked people to follow other safety protocols such as wearing proper face masks, keeping their hands clean, checking their symptoms, etc.Omicron Spreads Faster Than Delta Talking about the two most dangerous variants of coronavirus, Delta and Omicron, WHO said that the new strain is capable of spreading faster than the previous strain Delta. “Omicron is highly transmissible than Delta variant. It may cause mild symptoms but the rate of infection due to this variant can be more compared to the Delta variant,” WHO said in a statement.Do Not underestimate Omicron There is no place for leniency, WHO warned looking at the sudden spike in daily cases of the deadly coronavirus in South Africa. According to the latest reports, since the discovery of the variant in South Africa and Botswana was announced on Nov. 25, hospitalization rates in South Africa have risen. Omicron carries 50 mutations in its spike protein which enables it to evade the vaccine immunity easily.Re-Infection Risk Is More With Omicron Studies have confirmed that the highly mutated version of coronavirus - Omicron has better potential to infect even those who are fully vaccinated, thus making it difficult for everyone to stay safe with just getting the jab. However, WHO has confirmed that vaccination may not protect an individual from catching the infection, but it reduces down the severity level of the infection and the requirement for hospitalisation. Chances of death due to the virus is also very low for those who are vaccinated.