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Why It Is Time to Downgrade COVID-19 Management

he Omicron sub-variants currently prevalent in China are becoming more transmissible, but they are much milder than previous strains, with more than 98 percent of those infected showing mild symptoms or being asymptomatic. The mortality rates are much lower than with previous strains. Most young and middle-aged patients are recovering within seven to 10 days after becoming infected. Those who have been inoculated

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