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The discovery of the variant has sparked global concern, a wave of travel bans or curbs and a sell-off on financial markets on Friday

By Costas Pitas, Madeline Chambers and Toby Sterling

By Costas Pitas, Madeline Chambers and Toby Sterling LONDON/BERLIN/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new steps to contain the virus, while more nations imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa. The discovery of the variant has sparked global concern, a wave of travel bans or curbs and a sell-off on financial markets on Friday as investors worried that Omicron could stall a global recovery from the nearly two-year pandemic. Israel said it would ban the e...

Britain detected two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday, even as Australia and other countries joined nations imposing restrictions on…

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/ (WRAPUP 6, PIX):WRAPUP 6-UK, Germany and Italy detect Omicron coronavirus variant cases