Omicron is more contagiousVirologist Sergei Netesov told whether the infectivity of the Omicron strain of coronavirus differs from the delta. Discuss
About this Netesov said in the interview “Lenta”. So, according to the specialist, one infected with the omicron strain is capable of infecting more than six people, while the delta strain is less infectious.
“The reproductive number has not yet been precisely determined by the omicron. One thing is clear – it is more than six (one patient can infect more than six people, – approx. “Lenta.ru”), more than that of the delta variant, ”the virologist shared the information.
And it is obvious that the speed of propagation of this variant will not lag behind the delta.
At the moment, scientists have not collected enough data to accurately predict the dynamics of the distribution of the omicron.
Source: Lenta