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0 New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the new variant found in South Africa as a “variant of concern” on Friday after a meeting of an expert panel. The new variant was first reported by South Africa on Thursday, and soon the countries had started imposing travel bans and taking cautionary actions. However, on Friday, some more countries reported the strain, including Hong Kong, Botswana, Belgium, and Israel. The new variant which is scientifically called B.1.1.529 is also given the greek letter omicron by the panel. Omicron has become a major concern for the countries as it...
