A British doctor has forecast COVID-19 evolving to become less severe and endemic, and said the highly-transmissible but milder Omicron variant is the beginning of the process. “The thing that might happen in the future is you may see the emergence of a new variant that is less severe, and ultimately, in the long-term, what…
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California Extends Indoor Mask Mandate, Citing Rising Omicron Cases
California health officials have extended the indoor mask mandate at public premises through Feb. 15 as the number of COVID-19 cases spikes following the spread of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. The mandate, which requires masks to be worn regardless of the vaccination status, started on Dec. 15, 2021, and was set to expire on Jan….
Omicron Symptoms ‘Feel Much More Like Common Cold’: UK Scientist
The symptoms of Omicron positive cases “feel much more like the common cold,” a British scientist said on Thursday as he warned that half of the people with cold-like symptoms now have COVID-19. Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London and the lead scientist on the ZOE COVID Study app, blasted the…
Chinese Omicron Patient: ‘My Lungs Are Burning’
On Dec. 1, a Chinese COVID-19-recovered patient was diagnosed with Omicron, a new variant of the CCP virus first reported in South Africa. He said it felt like his lungs were burning. The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, is the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused COVID-19. “I feel very thirsty. I…
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