IS IT MORE CONTAGIOUS? The fast-spreading Delta variant remains dominant worldwide, and it is unclear whether Omicron is inherently more contagious than its predecessor, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a brief issued on Sunday.
Early data suggests that the new variant is spreading faster than previous versions of the virus. In South Africa, the UK and Denmark, the number of new Omicron infections has been doubling every two days - "an alarming rate of growth," according to Dr.
Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, California. The Omicron variant accounted for about 44% of infections in London on Monday and was expected to become the dominant version of the virus there within 48