Coronavirus
WHO Expert Warns That More Variants Will Come After Omicron
There is no certainty that COVID variants will get milder over time and future ones could prove even more severe than Delta was, scientists have said as COVID restrictions are loosened in many regions.
Countries such as the U.S. and the U.K. are looking to relax COVID rules as cases have fallen consistently in recent weeks.
Last week, officials in multiple U.S. states announced that indoor mask mandates would be lifted while U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people in England would no longer have to isolate even if they tested positive for COVID from the end of February.
