The new Covid variant was first detected recently in South Africa. The country's Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, said scientists were concerned about its discovery due to its high number of mutations and its swift spread among young people in Gauteng, the most populous province in the country.
Speaking at an online press briefing on Thursday, Phaahla said South Africa had seen "an exponential rise" in cases over the span of four to five days and warned that the new variant appeared to be driving the surge.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-variants-like-omicron-develop-and-what-makes-them-variants-of-concern/ar-AARb5fD?ocid=BingNews
The two things together are what is worrying people. The exponential Surge among Young people seems to be the most worrying aspect of Omicron because young people tend to feel immortal (especially between 18 and 25) and so won't try to protect themselves or others as much because of this relative immortal feeling they generally have. This could be really serious because this is the group that seems targeted by this Omicron Variant.
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