Is the omicron variant more dangerous?

[Tanny]

Hey, I am a 16-year-old male. As a new variant of the Corona virus has emerged should I be worried? Can anyone tell me if the omicron variant is more dangerous? What are the symptoms?

[Aryan]

@tanny Hello, The Omicron variant, with more than 30 mutations on its spike protein, may not be as dangerous as the Delta and Alpha and other variants of coronavirus, which has so far claimed more than five millions lives across the world. However, the variant appears to be more contagious. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Omicron has spread to nearly 38 countries, but no deaths have yet been reported. Omicron is more infectious but milder, it could make corona more similar to the flu.A. Symptoms of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron are fever, cough, tiredness, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, headache, aches, pains, diarrhoea, a rash on skin, discolouration of fingers or toes, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, loss of speech or mobility, or confusion, and chest pain.