A new variant of COVID-19: But is it less deadly?

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Short Communication

Author Details : Samar Hossain, Aanchal Anand*, Akashdeep Sharma, Ukshan Shah

Volume : 9, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 44-46

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfcm.2022.010

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Abstract

WHO designated 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.

Keywords: Omicron, New variant, Transmissibility

How to cite : Hossain S, Anand A, Sharma A, Shah U, A new variant of COVID-19: But is it less deadly?. Indian J Forensic Community Med 2022;9(1):44-46

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