Open AccessA new variant of COVID-19: But is it less deadly?
Author(s) -
Aanchal Anand,
Samar Hossain,
Akashdeep Sharma,
Ukshan Shah
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of forensic and community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-6776
pISSN - 2394-6768
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijfcm.2022.010
Subject(s) - covid-19 , biology , virology , coronavirus infections , betacoronavirus , genetics , veterinary medicine , evolutionary biology , medicine , pathology , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 as a variant of concern on 26 November 2021 and since then there have been many speculations regarding its origin and control measures. It is not yet clear if the omicron variant is more transmissible compared to other variants.