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The new variant has more than double the number of "bad spike mutations" compared to the highly transmissible Delta variant, a scientist has warned.

The WHO predicted last month that about 10 percent of countries in Africa would meet global vaccination targets set earlier this year.

The new strain of COVID-19, named the 'omicron variant' has been cause for 'deep concern' by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.

Nu variant. what is so concerning about this variant? there are so many new mutations in this virus. many seems likely to change its biological behaviour. it is early days. we know so much more than we did 2a hours to go questions will have about this will take a bit of time so i think we but it is certainly not a time to panic. and of course scientists have built up a

For your expertise and bringing us up to date what we do know about this nu variant. thank you ever so much. thank you to viewers for sending in your questions on this nu variant emerging in south africa and hidden bbc news we will keep you up—to—date with any developments through the day. the met office has issued a red warning for the strength of the wind in coastal areas of eastern scotland. gusts of 90 mums per hour can team into tomorrow morning, there is a danger to life, please stay a...

Just as we identified the nu variant in south africa, and the suggestion to have a meeting. we had a large group of specialists and had a discussion about this nu variant that has emerged in south africa and discussing also which kind of classification should go. what will happen is that 4pm geneva time the world health organisation will convene a media briefing where they will highlight the category they will put on this variant, potentially a variant of concern and then they will decide on the...

From the world health organization none of us are safe until all of us are safe and really need to redouble our efforts to ensure vaccines are rolled out globally otherwise we will see a lot of new mutations occurring in the virus because that is what it does, mutates co nsta ntly. jim, another question is if the nu variant has also been found in hong kong, why have flights not been suspended from there? it was first detected in hong kong detected in travellers coming from south africa, a single...

I am pleased to say i can bring in the professor from the centre in south africa who has been at the world health organisation meeting now discussing this nu variant. thank you forjoining us. tell us how the meeting went and what did you discuss? thank you for inviting me to your programme. that is what we call the technical working group on virus evolution and that normally happens every seven weeks. there are 25 members across the world with many of the top virologists and biologists and we ha...