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WHO designates new COVID strain Omicron as ‘variant of concern’

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WHO designates new COVID strain Omicron as ‘variant of concern’

WHO designates new COVID strain Omicron as ‘variant of concern’

Several countries impose travel restrictions as new variant detected in South Africa raises global alarm.


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