Omicron replicates 70 times faster than delta in airways, but lung infection appears less severe, study says – Asia Newsday

People wait for COVID-19 testing at a mobile testing location along 5th avenue amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., December 13, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters The omicron variant of Covid-19 replicates 70 times faster in human airways than delta, but infection in the lungs appears to be less severe, according to a study published this week by researchers at the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Michael Chan Chi-wai and a team of researchers found that the variant replicates much faster in the bronchus, which connects the windpipe…