WHO lists immediate actions as Omicron variant poses ‘very high’ overall risk

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that the divergent design of the Omnicron variant of coronavirus could fuel future surges with “severe consequences”. In a technical briefing document for its member states, the UN health agency said that the likelihood of potential further spread of Omicron at the global level is high and the overall risk related to the new variant of concern has been assessed as “very high”

“Depending on these characteristics, there could be future surges of Covid-19, which could have severe consequences, depending on a…