In the United States, scientists in studies found that more than half of the participants, 56%, did not know that they had had the strain
Scientists explain this by the fact that the omicron strain has37 mutations, so the typical course of the disease has changed. It is probably for this reason that many people do not experience the symptoms characteristic of coronavirus, despite the strain being highly contagious.
It is noted that "Omicron" does not lead to loss of sensation of smell and taste.
“More than half of the volunteers we studied did nothad no idea that they had been infected with the Omicron strain. We hope that people will read our findings and then begin to get tested more often and be more careful about contacts with those who have recently been diagnosed with an infection,” said Susan Cheng, a researcher at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.