The World Health Organization named the South Africa Covid-19 variant that worked up nations worldwide today Omicron and said it was a highly transmissible virus of concern.
The body convened today for an emergency meeting to assess the situation that escalated today with dozens of nations banning travel to the Southern African region where the virus had been discovered on November 24.
A first European was detected today in Belgium, where cases are already skyrocketing.
“This variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning. Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant, as compared to other VOCs,” said a statement from WHO Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 evolution.
The body did not immediately specify whether the variant could pose a significant health threat on a global scale, but said it does pose “an increased risk of reinfection,” and “has a large number of mutations.”
Morocco earlier today banned travel to six countries in the Southern African region where it originated.
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