Other symptoms to look out for The traditional symptoms like loss of smell, taste and breathing troubles are rarely present in Omicron cases.
Because of these reasons, many are considering Omicron as a less severe infection, but as experts warn, one shouldn't take it lightly.
The Union Health Ministry, who recently drew a comparison between the second and the third wave of the pandemic in India and specifically Delhi, found fever with or without shivering, cough, irritation in the throat, muscular weakness and tiredness are the five common Omicron symptoms.
However, the symptoms vary from person to person, depending on their vaccination status, immunity and a few other things. The omicron variant that emerged in late November caused widespread worker shortages with so many people calling out sick.