The British newspaper "Daily Mail" has revealed that the main symptoms of the "Omicron variant" of the corona virus are different from its previous variants.
The newspaper quoted Dr. Tim Spector, a lead scientist and epidemiologist at the ZOE Symptom Tracking Study in the UK, as saying that the five most important symptoms of being affected by the Omicron variant are persistent runny nose, headache, These include constant tiredness, sneezing and sore throat.
The five most common symptoms of all previous variants, including the Delta variant, included persistent fatigue, headache, loss of sense of smell and food, sore throat, and cough.
However, Dr. Tim Spector says that the precautions to be taken to prevent and prevent Omicron from spreading are the same as for all previous variants in which social distance and regular use of masks are especially important.
It should be noted that the 'Omicron variant', which was first unveiled in South Africa on November 8 last month, has so far spread to more than 90 countries, while the number of confirmed victims has reached close to 5,000.
The United Kingdom tops the list of countries most affected by the Omicron variant, with more than 3,000 patients, which is growing rapidly.
In addition, confirmed deaths from the Omicron variant have so far come from the UK, with eight reported.
Second is South Africa, where the Omicron variant has affected more than a thousand people.
Although so far no confirmed deaths have been reported from South Africa due to Omicron , there has been a worrying increase in the death rate from Corona, which is being blamed on the same 'Omicron variant'.
