
If Omicron is less severe, why are COVID-19 deaths rising?
From Russia to Brazil, record COVID-19 case numbers are being reported as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the globe.
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Two years on from the first COVID-19 cases, countries are reporting record infections due to the Omicron variant, but the pandemic pales compared to the long-term risks the world faces fr...
This article was first published 3 February 2022 and updated 12 December 2022.
"Just like previous variants, Omicron is hospitalizing people and it is killing people."

