The new Corona variant Omikron is currently keeping the world in suspense. So far, little is known about them, but US researchers have now made an important discovery.
Washington – Just a few weeks ago, omicron was just a letter in the Greek alphabet. The variant of the coronavirus is now employing scientists all over the world. So far, very little is known about Omikron, but research continues to expand.
Omikron in Germany: Researchers find the secret of the Corona variant
According to the New York Times Find out that a gene sequence from the virus variant is similar to that of conventional cold viruses. It is now assumed that this is why Omikron has adapted particularly well to humans as hosts. It is also assumed that the virus variant originated within a human organism. However, this assumption is not certain.
There are different opinions about the danger posed by the Omicron virus. While US immunologist Fauci assumes that the new variant from South Africa “almost certainly” will not be as bad as the Delta variant, virologist Christian Drosten sees things differently. He warns of a false euphoria, since the figures from South Africa cannot be transferred to the situation in Germany.
Corona variant Omikron: Fauci and Drosten disagree about the severity of the disease
In South Africa, people who have already been infected with the corona virus once or twice are currently infected, according to Drosten. That can be one reason for the milder course of the disease. The fast doubling time of the virus variant also worries the chief virologist at the Berlin Charité. Because if the previously measured doubling time for infections of three to four days is also evident in Germany, “then this is a development that is faster than any political decision-making option. Then we would soon have a serious problem ”.
However, the scientists agree on one point: It is still too early to make a reliable statement. The current data situation would simply not be sufficient for this. Fauci expects reliable study data already in the coming week.
Infections with the new Omikron variant in Denmark had just skyrocketed. In Germany, too, more and more cases are being detected.
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