Heavily-mutated Omicron Declared a “Variant of Concern”, Already Detected on Four Continents
2021-11-29
The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 Omicron variant a “variant of concern”, citing an unusually large number of mutations present in the new strain’s genetic structure. Pockets of the SARS-CoV-2 variant, previously identified as B.1.1.529, have been identified in Africa, Asia and Europe, and has health officials worried that thisread more