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Washington: The United States praised South Africa on Saturday for quickly identifying the new strain of Covid called Omicron and sharing that information with the world – a thinly veiled slap in the face of China’s handling of the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus . Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor and they discussed cooperation on vaccinating people in Africa against Covid-19, said the state department. “Secretary Blinken specially commended South African scientists for the early identification of the Omicron variant and the South African government for its...
