Omicron Discovered In 24 Countries As New Variant Spreads

Omicron Discovered In 24 Countries As New Variant Spreads

Share to Linkedin The new omicron variant of Covid-19 has been discovered in 24 countries as of Wednesday, with the U. S. becoming the latest country to confirm a traveler who tested positive for the heavily mutated variant as the variant continues to spread across borders. Travelers arrive for flights at Newark Liberty International Airport on November 30, 2021 in Newark, ... [+] New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Wednesday while the agency takes the spread of omicron "extremely seriously," the new variant "should not surprise us, as this is what viruses do and will continue to do as long as we allow it to continue spreading." The omicron variant has been found in 24 countries, including the U. S., Canada, South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Germany, Israel, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Israel and the Netherlands. Using the "tools" available, such as vaccines, to contain delta will also help curb omicron, Tedros said at the media briefing on Covid-19. The delta variant of the coronavirus was still responsible for most Covid cases worldwide, according to Tedros. The U. S. confirmed its first case of the omicron variant