Although Omicron is believed to be lighter than Delta and does not have an impact on the lungs, the three countries have now recorded omicron death.
Israeli Hospital on Tuesday confirms the first death known in the country which is believed to be caused by Omicron, the latest variant of SARS-COV-2, which has brought back 2020 boundaries throughout the world. With Isreal, there are now three countries that have recorded deaths from omicrons, variants that spread faster than Delta, but causing diseases that seem lighter.
This is all you need to know about Omicron’s death in 3 countries.
Israel
Israeli hospital, where the death was reported, said the patient was a sixties male with a number of serious conditions that had existed before. “His morbidity originated mainly from existing diseases and not from respiratory infections arising from Coronavirus,” said the hospital.
United States of America
The first omicron death in the United States was recorded on Monday. Patients aged between 50 and 60 years and are believed to be not vaccinated.
great Britain
England said 12 people who had been infected with the Omicron variant had died in the country. In the UK, the new variant spread faster with the number of inpatients also increased. Fresh restrictions before the Christmas and New Year celebrations are also on the card.
The first case of Omicron was reported by South Africa on November 24. Within a few weeks, the variant spread to the maximum number of countries. Experts say variants spread faster than Delta, which caused the second wave of pandemic, but did not cause severe illness. Almost all cases of omicrons throughout the world have zero to light symptoms. This virus also does not affect the lungs, when scientists believe that the variant multiplies the throat makes itchy throat the symptomatic variant. For weeks, no death was associated with Omicron. Death reported from these three countries – although details of all cases were unknown – showing people over the age of 50 with comorbidity at greater risk. More, if they are not vaccinated. Omicron is known to be able to avoid immunity, but experts say that the current vaccine can still maintain covid severity caused by Omicron – to a certain extent.