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Washington: The United States praised South Africa on Saturday for quickly identifying a new strain of Covid called Omicron and sharing this information with the world. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, to discuss cooperation in inoculating Africans with Covid-19, the State Department said. “Secretary of State Blinken specifically praised the South African government for its transparency in sharing this information, which should be a model for the world, with South African scientists who quickly identified variants of Omicron,” the statement said. .. First under Donald Trump, now under...
