The World Health Organisation (WHO) warns that the Omicron variant poses as 'very high' global risk’ as Dutch police arrest couple boarding plane after fleeing quarantine while Japan bans foreigners and Australia scraps reopening borders.
A virus is a sub-microscopic infectious agent
that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all
life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and
archaea.
They don’t contain
the ability to replicate themselves without being inside a cell.
They have the information, but
the information is dependent on having a cell to translate that information
into the components that then become part of the virus particle (virion) that
carries the information from one cell to the next.
The WHO has warned the new Omicron Covid
super-mutant poses a 'very high' risk to the global pandemic recovery with
'severe consequences' possible if it causes a new wave of infections.
'Omicron has an unprecedented number of mutations, some
of which are concerning for their potential impact on the trajectory of the
pandemic,' the WHO said, amid fears the new variant is much more infectious
than previous strains including Delta. 'The overall global risk related to the
new variant is assessed as very high.'
My fear is that
Omicron is a precursor to a deadly strain that will identify it and piggyback
into the initially infected cells. If so, it will either make those who are
infected infertile for several generations, or kill them in the billions.
WooHooan, we could
be in for a bumpy ride!
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