Several health ministries in the Asia Pacific region have said that while it’s too early to make firm conclusions, Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant appear to be “mild.”
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a news conference on Friday that while there is “no doubt” that the Omicron variant is transmissible, there is “no real evidence … of an increase in severity” compared to previous variants of Covid-19.
Of the 25 Omicron cases…
