26 November 2021 1 Min Read
WHO designates Covid variant found in SA as “of concern”
in News by Reuters
The new variant of Covid-19 detected in SA has been assigned the Greek letter Omicron. Stock photo.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday designated a new Covid-19 variant detected in SA with a large number of mutations as being “of concern,” the fifth variant to be given the designation.
The WHO said in a statement that it had assigned the B.1.1.529 variant the Greek letter Omicron. (