New virus strain from southern Africa 'variant of concern': WHO
GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared the new Covid-19 variant from southern Africa a "variant of concern," and named it Omicron. The declaration came after the Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution - an independent group of experts - met to assess the variant initially named B.1.1.529. The "variant of concern" has a large number of mutations, is more transmissible, and possibly more adept at eluding public health measures including vaccines, according to the WHO. The new variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on W...
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