Given the absolute deluge of information about the Omicron variant, it is not surprising that people’s sentiments have been swinging like a pendulum between alarm and some assurance that the cases somehow seem a little milder. However, that, as the wise say, is no reason to drop your guard.

In an info-centric world, where reactions and opinions seem to arrive at lightning quick speed, it is important for those receiving information to weigh, sift and use logic about what the internet, especially which includes all social media platforms, is saying about the variant and a concerning rise in numbers.