'Omicron, the first ray of light against Covid'
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Ray of light
According to a UK scientist, the advent of the highly transmissible Omicron variety could represent the "first ray of light."
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Endemic disease
Omicron could be an indicator that individuals can live with Covid as an endemic disease, according to Dr Mike Tildesley, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling.
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Less severe variants
In the future, we may see the formation of new, less severe variants, and in the long run, Covid will become endemic, said the scientist.
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Not there yet
"We're not quite there yet," he added as Covid cases continued to grow in the UK, with hospitalizations at their highest level in nearly a year.
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Patients in UK
According to official statistics, 18,454 patients were in UK hospitals with Covid on January 6.