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Re:Update on Omicron by thelittleone on Sunday November 28, 2021 @07:08PM (#29374714)
Omicron might spread faster but we dont know yet. The doctor in SA who first treated people infected with omicron says synptoms are far less severe for example, no loss of taste or smell and no hospitilization.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/safrican-doctor-says-pa...

Re:Update on Omicron by zzzeek on Sunday November 28, 2021 @07:22PM (#29374805)
per the linked article here these were students who are young, so would not be expected to have severe symptoms:

> Initial reported infections were among university students—younger individuals who tend to have more mild disease—but understanding the level of severity of the Omicron variant will take days to several weeks.