"Omicron variant is spreading fast but causes very mild disease like viral fever," says: UP CM

CM Yogi urges not to panic because of Omicron

Lucknow: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh election polls, each party is set to showcase their manifestoes to win the upcoming polls. The big fear that rises throughout the country is the increase in the new variant- "Omicron."  To overcome the Omicron scare, today, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, "the Omicron variant is spreading fast but causes very mild disease like viral fever." UP CM has urged people not to panic amid reports that the new variant of coronavirus will trigger the third wave.

In a report of the news agency ANI, UP CM Yogi addressed the public and said, "Omicron spreads fast but causes very mild disease. The virus has weakened. It is like viral fever but precautions are necessary. However, there is no need to panic."

He said it has been seen that the omicron is not as lethal as the Delta variant and added that infected patients are getting fully cured of the omicron variant in 4-5 days.

Chief Minister Yogi also added, "During the Delta variant that was prevalent during March-April, it was seen that people were taking 15-25 days to recover. Covid complications were also reported in patients. However, this is not the case with Omicron."

According to the current data published, eight people have been infected with the Omicron variant in Uttar Pradesh since the first case was reported in the country in late November, according to the Health Ministry. Of these four people have recovered.

This morning, Uttar Pradesh added 552 fresh Covid cases to take its overall tally to over 17 lakh. 22, 916 people have died due to Covid-related complications so far.