Covid-19: In swipe at China, US praises SA scientists for 'quick identification' of Omicron News24


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Secretary Blinken specifically praised South Africa's scientists for the quick identification of the Omicron variant and South Africa's government for its transparency in sharing this information, which should serve as a model for the world. First under Donald Trump and now under President Joe Biden, the United States has repeatedly criticised China as not being forthcoming on the origins of the coronavirus, which was first detected in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, before spreading around the world. It has now killed nearly 5.2 million people. In August of this year, the US intelligence community released a report...