The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that it anticipates a rise in the number of hospital admissions and deaths related to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, reports Sputnik.

The agency further stated that more information is required to better understand the clinical picture of people infected with the new variant. The agency added that it urges countries to share the hospitalized patient data through the WHO COVID-19 Clinical Data Platform.

In a statement, the global health agency said, "As case numbers linked to a variant of concern increase globally, we expect the number of hospitalized cases and even deaths to be reported.”

The WHO had stated earlier that a new variant could have a huge impact on how the pandemic progresses… (ET Healthworld – ANI, December 14, 2021)