What do we know about the Omicron variant?
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Dec 20, 2021, 01:13 IST | Updated: Dec 20, 2021, 01:13 IST
The World Health Organization has declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, to be a variant of concern and renamed it Omicron. The variant was first detected in southern Africa. WION brings you some of the FAQs about this new strain.
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