New omicron variant spreading even faster than original: New study

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New Delhi: A new study has revealed that the latest variant of the highly infectious Omicron is transmitting ever faster than the original.

The study points out that mild cases of first might not provide much protection against future infections.

The findings in the study predicts that the wave of Covid-19 may help hasten the end of the pandemic and urging governments to consider the coronavirus as endemic like influenza are increasing globally as people fed up of pandemic restrictions, vaccines become more accessible and deaths remain relatively low.

Meanwhile, the study reveals that second generation form of Omicron is more transmissible than the original.