- The World Health Organization will meet on Friday to assess a new variant detected in South Africa that is feared to be the worst Covid-19 variant yet identified. The variant, which was identified on Tuesday, initially attracted attention because it carries an “extremely high number” of mutations. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/26/who-to-assess-new-highly-mutated-covid-19-variant-as-countries-ramp-up-health-checks 82 comments worldnews
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- South Africa to be put on England’s travel red list over new Covid variant | Coronavirus | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/25/scientists-call-for-travel-code-red-over-covid-variant-found-in-southern-africa 630 comments
- Heavily mutated Omicron variant puts scientists on alert https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03552-w 502 comments
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