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You've seen this in many countries he ensuring they don't spread omicron. the mood here is one of disappointment, one of anger and that south africa is being targeted specifically for its genomic sequencing excellence which it had been doing since the start of hiv aids epidemic. many experts are saying south africa should be commended for identifying the omicron variant and that this is a scientific success and the response should be one ever assistance as opposed to banning flights. now as you've already said, we've actually seen omicron being identified in many parts of the world and the gen...

The two passengers amongst 14 travellers from southern Africa who arrived in Sydney, were detected with the variant Omicron strains.

Danger from delta right now. alex. >> 100%, thanks for that reminder, raf sanchez, and all that good information. joining me right now is dr. chris purnell, a preventative medicine fellow. welcome back to the broadcast, it's good to see you. what concerns you most about this new omicron variant? >> thanks for having me, alex. what concerns me is that we don't do enough genomic sequencing here in the united states. outside of what many of my colleagues have already said, yes, we're waiting to see if it's indeed more transmissible. we're waiting to confirm through data if it's more severe, and...

You tell us what you make of the government's response? firstly, good to 'oin ou. government's response? firstly, good to join you- the _ government's response? firstly, good to join you. the news _ government's response? firstly, good to join you. the news of— government's response? firstly, good to join you. the news of the _ government's response? firstly, good to join you. the news of the new i to join you. the news of the new variant is extremely concerning. i do welcome swift action. i know the government is adding these six south african countries to the red list. that is very much th...