Medicine & TechnologyThe COVID-19 Omicron variant has a shorter incubation period compared to previous strains because its exposure-to-symptom gap is only three days.
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As cases of the Omicron variant spread across the globe, countries are planning their response and researchers are awaiting crucial data on the possible severity of the fast-spreading coronavirus variant. Here's what experts have to say.
A medical expert recently explained the possibility for the new COVID-19 Omicron variant to be mistaken for a hangover because of its milder symptoms compared to the other variants.
The World Health Organization has said, the COVID-19 Omicron variant has been reported in more than 70 countries and has spread more rapidly compared to any other strain.
Israeli researchers examined studies on gout medicine colchicine, including 4 studies on COVID-19, and found that it reduces the risk of death up to 50%.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID director, predicts that Omicron will become the country's most dominant COVID-19 variant as it is spreading at an unprecedented rate in the US and other countries across the world.
Cross-party members of the Parliament on Wednesday received a report that supports the Wuhan lab leak claim on the origins of COVID-19 based on the unique feature of SARS-CoV-2, called furin cleavage.
A meta-analysis of 95 studies from three continents showed that people can spread COVID-19 without symptoms, highlighting the importance of available testing.
Scientists have discovered a new version of the Omicron COVID-19 variant that is spreading seven times so far across Canada, Australia, and South Africa.
Scientists in Japan are working on a coronavirus-detecting mask that works as a person wears it, identifying infections that might otherwise have been missed.