Covid: WHO officials declare Omicron cases are 'mild' and vaccine efficacy is not reduced

Botswana's health director says majority of Omicron variant cases were asymptomatic

WHO experts expect details of Omicron transmission ‘within days’

The Omicron variant has now been reported in 23 countries.

Botswana's health director says majority of Omicron variant cases were asymptomatic

By Promit Mukherjee and Siyanbonga Sishi JOHANNESBURG - A senior Botswana health official said on Tuesday that 16 out of the total 19 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant detected in the country were asymptomatic, and it was "unfair" to treat the country as ground zero of the new variant. Pamela Smith-Lawrence, Acting Director of Health in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, told

The mild variant? WHO official encouraged by new Omicron data...

'Most cases of Omicron COVID are mild', one senior WHO source said on Wednesday - but make no mistake, this variant still packs a punch.

Most Omicron cases appear 'mild' after early investigation into variant

Early indications are that most Omicron cases are 'mild', according to a World Health Organisation official. It is still too early to give a definitive assessment of the new coronavirus variant, but initial data has not shown an increase in severity.

Omicron symptoms mild so far - South African doctor

The South African doctor who found the new variant says patients are showing very mild symptoms so far.