https://news.yahoo.com/omicron-fears-variant-puts-huge-122611216.html
The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of coronavirus ripping through South Africa is putting disproportionately large numbers of children under 5 years old in hospitals, a top South African government medical adviser said Friday. The alarming development raises the prospect of a new global battle cycle against the virus, given that the new variant has already spread to dozens of countries.
.....experts rubbish the notion that the latest strain is "mild".
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 02:29AM by mark000 https://ift.tt/3pvF4ms