Coronavirus

Expert Reveals Common Symptoms of Omicron COVID-19

Matilda Omonaiye and Agency Report/

Chairperson of the South African Medical Association (SAMA) has disclosed that the Omicron COVID-19 variant mostly affects the muscles of infected patients.

She also said most patients infected with the variant got mild symptoms, while the unvaccinated patients showed relatively severe symptoms.

Angelique Cootze, who has treated 70 patients diagnosed with the new variant, said she had seen most patients with mild symptoms such as headaches, body aches and sore throats over the past two weeks.

She said these symptoms were different from the Delta variant, even though this could change as cases rose.

“Omicron is different. There’s no loss of smell and taste and there is no need for oxygen at this stage and we don’t know what might happen as cases continue increasing.

“This variant is more in the muscle,” she told Xinhua today.

Cootze said the symptoms of the new variant were worse in patients who had not been vaccinated.

“There was severe fatigue and other symptoms that were quite intense in unvaccinated people,” she said.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Monday reported 6,381 new cases of COVID-19 and nine related fatalities in South Africa over the past 24 hours.

Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, recently said the rising cases were being driven by the new variant.

Xinhua/NAN)

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