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WHO says measures against delta should work for omicron
Updated On: 04 December, 2021 08:22 AM IST | Manila | Agencies
It has previously urged against border closures, noting they have limited effect and can cause major disruptions, but said they could buy some countries time
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A building of the International School of Geneva, which was closed after two cases of Omicron were found, in Founex, Switzerland. At least 2,000 people including 1,600 children, are in quarantine. Pic/AFP
Measures used to counter the delta variant should remain the foundation for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, even in the face of the new omicron version of the virus, World Health Organisation officials said Friday, while acknowledging that the travel restrictions imposed by some countries may buy time.
While about three dozen countries worldwide have reported omicron infections, including India on Thursday, the numbers so far are small outside of South Africa, which is facing a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and where the new variant may be becoming dominant. Still, much remains unclear about omicron, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, whether it makes people more seriously ill, or whether it can evade vaccine protection.
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