The new variant of COVID-19, which is now dominant in the country, omicron, has increased active cases and infections rapidly.
It is important be alert to symptoms that, in some cases, are different from those of other variants.
Symptoms due to Omicron contagion
- Throat pain
- Headache
- fatigue, tiredness
- Muscle pain
- Runny nose
- sneezing
- Back pain
- excessive sweating at night
- Sickness
- Hair loss
- Conjunctivitis
- Tos
- Fever
- Slight loss of smell and taste
first symptoms
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that once infected, it will take a person 5 to 6 days to present symptoms.
When the person has already been infected, three days following contracting it they can begin to infect others and so on for the next eight days.
