According to the State Serum Institute's website, 183 cases of infection with the new Omikron variant have been recorded locally since its recent emergence in Denmark.
According to Henrik Ullum, director of the State Serum Institute, the spread of the infection is going in the wrong direction. He stated, “We are seeing a worrying increase in the number of people infected with omekron in Denmark. There are now ongoing chains of infection where infections are appearing among people who have not traveled and have no contact with travelers.”.
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On Friday, 18 new confirmed cases of the Omicron variant were identified in Denmark.
According to Henrik Olom, work is underway, with great pressure, to slow the development (spread), through rapid laboratory detection of the virus variant so that the Danish Patient Safety Agency can start detecting infections as soon as possible. He added that “it is important that more people be vaccinated, as this would give high immunity and maintain more resilience in our society if infections with Omicron increase.”.
There are still many question marks.
There are still a number of unanswered questions about the new variant, such as how widespread it is and whether the vaccines are effective enough.
According to Allan Randrup Thomsen, professor of experimental virology at the University of Copenhagen, there are several indications that the Omicron variant is more infectious than the Delta variant and also appears to be more widespread.
