WHO designates Covid variant found in South Africa as ‘of concern’
[Denis Balibouse/Reuters]
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday designated a new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa 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.
[Reuters]
