Johnson said on Monday the first patient had died after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Sky news reported. (AFP photo)GENEVA: The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, poses a "very high" global risk, with some evidence that it evades vaccine protection but clinical data on its severity is limited, the World Health Organization says. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday the first patient had died after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Sky news reported. "The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains very high for a number of reasons," it said, reiterating its first assessment of Nov 29. The Oxford researchers said there was currently no evidence of Omicron causing more severe disease.

Source: Bangkok Post December 13, 2021 22:44 UTC