As the new virus variant B.1.1.529 gripped the world on Friday, the World Health Organisation(WHO) moved to name it Omicron and designated it as a "variant of concern".

Omicron: What does variant of concern mean?

In South Africa, a new potential COVID-19 variant of interest (VOI) has been identified. Scientists from the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of South Africa first spotted the strain in May 2021 during the third wave of Covid in the country.

New potential COVID-19 variant of concern identified in South Africa

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Omicron: What does variant of concern mean?

New potential COVID-19 variant of concern identified in South Africa