#^WHO says no deaths reported from Omicron yet as Covid variant spreadsThe Omicron variant has been detected in at least 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the World Health Organization has said, amid warnings that it could damage the global economic recovery.
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Just today, I heard an interesting observation: "Based on what we know currently, if the omicron variant had been the original virus, the past 2 years would not have happened. It would have been a non-event." I've been calling it the "ohmigod" variant because of everyone's reaction to it.