Dr Angelique Coetzee was one of the first to report the new variant in November last year
omicron variant
The European body stressed that vigilance is important in moving forward
WHO leaders warned that letting the virus circulate at this scale could result in the emergence of new, potentially more dangerous variants
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,916 patients have been discharged from the ICU
The latest analysis is based on all cases of Omicron and Delta in the UK
The highly infectious Omicron variant is causing Covid-19 cases to double every 1.5 to 3 days in regions with community transmission
The committee also suggested the use of high protection masks indoors
Omicron behaves in a way that is less serious said Cheryl Cohen, a professor at the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), one of the authors of the new study
The next meeting is planned for next summer
Visitors will be allowed entry into Greece only with a negative molecular test (PCR) of 72 hours or a rapid test of 24 hours, regardless of their vaccination status
