With the emergence of new coronavirus variants, health experts are struggling to make the world pandemic-free by 2022. While one battles the surfacing of the highly contagious variant Omicron and its consequences, another variant, Delmicron, has been identified as a major source of the rising cases in the US and UK. While it is claimed that Omicron is the master of the Covid-19 variant as compared to Delta, another variant has come to the fore- Delmicron.

What is Delmicron?

Delmicron is the combination of delta and omicron variants which is considered to be the highly spreadable variant. It is the double variant of Covid-19 and is highly transmissible in the West. Delta and Omicron variants are currently found all over the world.

According to Dr Shashank Joshi, member of Maharashtra’s task force on Covid-19, Delmicron, the twin spikes of Delta and Omicron, has resulted in a mini tsunami of cases in Europe and the US.

How Delmicron is different from Omicron?

Omicron is a highly mutated B.1.1.529 variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was found in South Africa for the first time. This variant has spread more quickly than Delta and caused milder symptoms. Delmicron is the result of combining Delta and Omicron, which is practically the twin spike of the variants.

The fast-spreading Omicron variant is currently the leading COVID-19 strain in the United States, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for 73 percent of analysed cases.

The percentage of Omicron cases in some parts of the country is higher than the national average of 73 percent. According to the CDC, it accounts for more than 90% of cases in the Northwest, South, Southeast, and Northeast.

These statistics clearly reveal that the United States is fighting a combination of Delta and Omicron strains and that tests and vaccinations — including booster doses — are being pushed up to combat the raging inferno.

Delmicron in India

Dr Joshi said that it will be interesting to see how Omicron reacts in India, where the Delta strain is prevalent. Delta derivatives, which are descendants of the delta, are now the most prevalent form in India, according to Joshi, who also noted that Omicron is rapidly overtaking deltas in other parts of the world.

Dr Shahid Jameel, a top virologist also believes that India will not face the third Covid wave. Adding further he said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will not have the same negative impact on India as the Delta variant did.

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Delmicron Symptoms

There are no different symptoms because it is a terminology formed by combining the Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus.

Symptoms may include:

• High fever
• persistent cough
• sore throat
• loss of smell and taste
• fatigue, headache
• running nose
• congestion

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