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[AlArabiya] In slap at China, US praises South Africa's detection of new COVID-19 strain Omicron The US praised South Africa Saturday for quickly identifying the new Covid strain called Omicron and sharing this information with the world -- a barely veiled slap at China's handling of the original outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with South Africa's international relations and cooperation minister, Naledi Pandor, and they discussed cooperation on vaccinating people in Africa against Covid-19, the State Department said. For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page. “Secretary Blinken specifically praised South Africa’s scientists for...
