Scientists consider a scratchy throat a typical symptom of the Omikron coronavirus variant, reported the British Independent.
Compared with earlier variants of the coronavirus, research results indicate that Omikron produces less severe symptoms. However, people infected with Omicron have one common symptom – a scratchy throat. The previous variants caused sore throats in the infected.
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Dr. Ryan Noach, CEO of South African health insurer Discovery Health, said doctors have observed a slightly different set of symptoms among people who contracted Omicron. The most common symptom is scratchy throat, then rhinitis, dry cough i lower back pain.
British expert John Bell agrees with Dr. Noach. In an interview with BBC Radio, however, he stated that many of the characteristics of Omikron require further research. According to Bell, all that is certain is that Omicron spreads very easily. The new variant is two or three times more infectious than the Delta variant. Also, the degree of the disease has yet to be assessed.
According to the World Health Organization, the emergence of Omicron cases has already been reported in 77 countries, a variant that is spreading faster than others.
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