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Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said there was still a danger of a surge in hospitalisation due to a large number of coronavirus cases even as early data suggests the Omicron COVID-19 variant is less severe.

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US.

The sudden arrival of Omicron has brought record-setting case counts to countries around the world and dampened New Year festivities around the world. However, “It looks, in fact, that it might be less severe, at least from data that we’ve gathered from South Africa, from the UK and even some from preliminary data from here in the United States,” Fauci said.

The CDC had reduced the recommended isolation period for people with asymptomatic COVID to five days, down from 10. The policy does not require testing to confirm that a person is no longer infectious before they go back to work or socialize, causing some experts to raise questions.

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We are tired of being lies by Dr Fouci lock him up

Aren’t we done with this covid thing already?!

Can't he see that this is the end of covid?

Satan must just take this guy please

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