世衛(wèi): 奧密克戎毒株傳染力有待厘清

It is not yet clear whether the Omicron COVID-19 variant is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared to other variants including Delta, the World Health Organization said on Sunday.

世界衛(wèi)生組織11月28日表示，目前還不清楚奧密克戎毒株是否比德爾塔毒株等新冠病毒變異株傳染力更強，或是將引發(fā)更嚴重的疾病。

Preliminary data suggest there are increasing rates of hospitalization in South Africa, which may be due to increasing numbers of people becoming infected.

初步數(shù)據(jù)顯示，南非的住院率攀升，不過這可能是因總體染疫人數(shù)增加。

The WHO confirmed there is currently no information to suggest symptoms associated with Omicron are different from those from other variants, as understanding the level of severity of the Omicron variant will take days or weeks.

世衛(wèi)組織證實，目前沒有證據(jù)表明奧密克戎毒株引發(fā)的癥狀與其他變異株引發(fā)的癥狀不同，探究奧密克戎毒株的嚴重程度，還需要數(shù)日至數(shù)周的時間。

However, the WHO said preliminary evidence suggests there may be an increased risk of reinfection with Omicron, but information is limited.

世衛(wèi)組織稱，就初步掌握的證據(jù)分析，由奧密克戎變異株引發(fā)的再感染風(fēng)險可能更高，但證據(jù)十分有限。

It added current PCR tests continue to detect Omicron, while further studies are ongoing to understand how the Omicron variant will impact available vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.

目前繼續(xù)以PCR篩檢確診病例，并且仍在進行相關(guān)研究，以判別奧密克戎毒株是否對于目前的新冠疫苗和確診后的治療造成影響。