Iran Press/ Europe: The Omicron variant, which studies have shown generally leads to less severe infection among vaccinated people than Delta, has raised long-awaited hopes that Covid-19 is starting to shift from a pandemic to a more manageable endemic illness like seasonal flu.
The WHO official's comments instill some hope for Europe, currently reeling under the highly transmissible Omicron-led wave, but also has a message for the rest of the world.
The WHO Europe director said that the Covid-19 pandemic has entered a new phase with the Omicron variant, which could infect 60 percent of people in Europe by March, and that could eventually bring the pandemic to an end.
“It is plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame,” Hans Kluge said Europe's media, although urging necessary caution due to the virus's ability to mutate. 219
