UAE: Omicron variant may lead to long Covid in some cases, say doctors

FILE PHOTO: An NMC Specialty Hospital, part of the NMC Healthcare group which listed in the London Stock Exchange, is seen in the Al Nahda area of Dubai April 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh/File Photo

The danger of Covid 19 has not passed at this point. UAE specialists say there are chances of the ongoing Omicron variation prompting long Coronavirus.

“Omicron contamination for the most part causes less extreme sickness than diseases from prior variations, however now and again, it could prompt long Covid. Information proposes that Omicron can re-contaminate people, regardless of whether they have as of late recuperated from Covid 19,” said Dr Abdalkarim Nassar, expert pulmonologist, Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah.

However, specialists have confirmed that the contamination with the ongoing variation is extremely gentle and hospitalization is intriguing. “Seldom the patient should be hospitalized except if they have comorbidity illnesses that can foster fever related with hack, dyspnea (windedness), and chest penetrates. The beginning of dyspnea is a sign to look for sure fire clinical intercession,” said Dr Fiaz Ahmed, head of disease control at Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman.

“Older and patients with ongoing infections, immunocompromised priority a specialist as a portion of the patients might require hospitalization,” said Dr Nassar.

In any case, medical care experts say that tainted with the Omicron variation can introduce side effects like past variations and the introduction of sickness goes from asymptomatic diseases to gentle side effects.