Origi left Liverpool's win over Everton on Wednesday on a stretcher following a strong challenge from Ramiro Funes Mori, who received a red card and later apologised for the incident.
Asked how long Origi would be out of action, Klopp said, "I don't want to really answer on this question, but I can of course -- it's an injury and it's serious.
"We will try everything, everything, [to make sure] the season is not over without taking any risks for the player. That's how it is.
"I am long enough in this business to know we are all different, all individuals, so we don't have to say any general things. We only have to work with him and then we will see what happens. It is the same with Emre Can and so on.
"As I said, we are all individuals. A long time ago, I had an ACL [injury] and played after four months, and nobody could believe it worked but I didn't have a problem with it.
"Why should we say now his season is over when we still believe a little bit there can be a few games for him? We have to see."
Klopp encouraged fans to give a warm ovation to the opposing manager, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, and said facing a team battling against relegation will be a challenge.
"We know about the physical strength of Newcastle. They have a strong team," he said. "They don't look like a relegation team. Only one of them, Sunderland and Norwich can stay up.
"We need a team who are really fit for this game. Four wins in a row means nothing for the next game. That's just a number."
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