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Omicron taking the place of Delta variant of Covid-19: DGHS

Sunday, 23 January 2022 , 06:19 PM

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The South African Omicron variant is gradually taking the place of Delta variant of Covid-19 across the country. 
 
  In a health bulletin today (Jan 23), Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) spokesperson Prof Dr Nazmul Islam said 73 percent of people detected with the 
Omicron variant of Covid-19 showed symptom of runny nose while 68 percent have headache, 64 percent have fatigue, and 60 percent have sneezing.

  Sixty percent of the patients showed symptom of sore throat and 44 percent have cough, he added.

Source: BSS

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