NEW YORK: A series of newly published research discovered that the fast-moving Omicron variant may be less severe than other Covid strains due to the manner it assaults the lungs. According to The New York Times, investigations on mice and hamsters revealed that Omicron caused less lungs infections and was mostly limited to the nose, throat, and windpipe. Previous variants might cause lung scarring and severe breathing difficulties, according to The Times of Israel.

Roland Eils, a computational biologist at the Berlin Institute of Health who has investigated how coronaviruses infect the airway, was reported as saying, "It is fair to say that the idea of a disease that expresses itself largely in the upper respiratory system is emerging."

According to the research, one of the investigations indicated that Omicron levels in the lungs were one-tenth or less than those of other variations. It noted that other recent trials all pointed to the conclusion that Omicron is milder than Delta and other prior variants of the virus, which is consistent with real-world data.

The research were made public as preprints, which means they have yet to be peer-reviewed and published in scientific publications.

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