'Don't panic', WHO says, as fears of Omicron COVID-19 variant rise
A new variant of COVID-19 is more transmissible than previous versions of the virus but should not cause a panic, the World Health Organization's chief scientist has said.
As far as WHO is aware, the Omicron variant has not led to any deaths but people should still be aware of the risks
Soumya Swaminathan cited data from South Africa showing the number of cases doubling daily. But she added, people should be "prepared and cautious, (but) not panic".
"We're in a different situation today than we were at the beginning of 2020, we have tools, we know what to do, we know what works," the WHO's Chief Scientist told Reuters.
"This was something we had expected, that new variants would emerge, we've been through rounds of other variants," she added.
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