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Omicron less severe than Delta with fewer hospitalisations, two studies suggest
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A new study from South African suggests that those infected with Omicron were much less likely to end up in hospital than those with Delta.
A separate study in Scotland has also suggested that people who catch the mutant coronavirus variant are less likely to be sent to hospital when compared with the Delta strain.
Meanwhile Covid-19 cases appear to have peaked in South Africa's Gauteng province, which is its commercial hub and the region of the country where Omicron first emerged.
Scientists from the country's National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that while more research was needed, the new data told a "positive story" about the variant's severity.
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