COVID-19: Omicron symptoms less severe than Delta variant, study concludes – By Sky News Staff (Sky News) / April 8, 2022
The research by King’s College London and Zoe scientists found that those with Omicron are less likely to be admitted to hospital and lose their sense of smell than people with Delta.
People who contract the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are likely to experience less severe symptoms than those with Delta, a new study has found.
The research concluded that those with Omicron were less likely to be admitted to hospital and lose their sense of smell than people with Delta.
Symptoms do not tend to last as long in vaccinated individuals with the current dominant variant than in people with Delta, at 6.87 days versus 8.89 days.
The findings support earlier studies that suggest the incubation time and period of infectiousness for Omicron is shorter than for previous COVID strains.
