Omicron could be dominant Covid-19 strain in Singapore in 2 months: Expert

Omicron cases now account for 17 per cent of all infections in Singapore, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Jan 3, 2022. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The highly contagious Omicron variant could completely replace the Delta variant in the next two months as the dominant Covid-19 strain in Singapore, infectious diseases expert Dale Fisher said on Tuesday (Jan 4).

Even as the country recorded 438 new Omicron cases on Tuesday, with the weekly infection growth rate going above one for the first time since Nov 12, he said that the number to focus on is that of serious cases rather than overall infection figures.