CutTheClutter: Is Omicron mild or should we worry, here’s what data & science from South Africa & UK tells us

Omicron cases have started rising throughout the country. But should we be worried, how does it fare in comparison to the delta variant, what is the hospitalization rate & what is the fatality rate? In Episode 911 of CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta brings out the data from studies conducted in South Africa's Gauteng and the UK about the Omicron variant Brought to you by  @Kia India  ----more----Read Mohana Basu's article here: https://theprint.in/health/covid-r-value-in-india-shoots-up-to-1-96-highest-since-the-beginning-of-the-pandemic/794781/----more----Read Mohana Basu's article on new Covid variant here: https://theprint.in/health/ihu-or-b-1-640-2-the-new-covid-variant-detected-in-france-which-has-46-mutations/794887/----more----Read The Lancet study here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3996320----more----Read UK Health Security Agency's briefing on Covid here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3996320