US Praises South Africa's Detection Of New Covid Strain


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3 min read The US criticizes China for not being transparent about Covid, accusing the regime of 'stonewalling' The United States praised South Africa Saturday for quickly identifying the new Covid strain called omicron and sharing the information with the world - a barely veiled slap at China's handling of the original outbreak. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with South Africa's international relations and cooperation minister, Naledi Pandor, and discussed cooperation on vaccinating people in Africa against Covid, the State Department said. "Secretary Blinken specifically praised South Africa’s scientists for the quick identification of the omicron variant and South...