China says it can beat COVID-19 Omicron variant as world rushes to impose travel bans

China says it can beat COVID-19 Omicron variant as world rushes to impose travel bans While many parts of the world are imposing new travel restrictions to counter the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, China is confident about beating it through a policy it has used to fight other strains. About the Omicron variant: The B.1.1.529 variant, officially named Omicron, was first reported in South Africa on Nov. 9. Since then, it was found to have a large number of mutations, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern) . "Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with Omicron,"…