Clinical characteristics of emergency medical staff infected with COVID-19 Omicron variant from five medical centers
10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2025.049
- Author:
Haijiang Zhou
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
emergency medical staff;
COVID-19
- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2025;16(3):280-282
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
On November 26, 2021, a novel lineage (B.1.1.529) was categorized as the fifth virus of concern (VOC) and named Omicron by World Health Organization (WHO).[1] Patients infected with COVID-19 Omicron variant are reported to have higher transmissibility, lower severity and mortality than those with previous subvariants.[2] In terms of virulence, the Omicron subvariant is weaker than previous strains, with symptoms mostly being fever, running nose and other symptoms mainly seen in upper respiratory tract infections. However, the clinical characteristics of medical staff infected with Omicron variants have rarely been reported before. We conducted a survey in five centers and summarized these profiles to explore the clinical characteristics.
