Omicron symptoms totally different from Delta COVID 19 variant South African doctor

No unusual symptoms have yet been associated with the variant as of 26 November 2021, and, as with other variants, some individuals are asymptomatic. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, said she had first encountered the variant in patients who had fatigue, aches and pains, but no cough or change in sense of smell or taste.

Fergus Walsh wrote, "South Africa has a young population and it is encouraging that doctors there are reporting that Omicron is causing mild symptoms with no increase in hospital admissions. But we need to see what happens when the variant moves into older age groups who are the most vulnerable to Covid." However, in an update on the variant, the World Health Organization stated "Preliminary data suggests that there are increasing rates of hospitalization in South Africa", even if it has not been determined that this is attributed to this specific variant.

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