![]() Due to the high number of mutations in the variant, scientists worldwide fear that it will be more transmissible, and have an increased risk for reinfection. ![]() However, it has traveled quickly and has been detected in South Africa and Botswana, as well as in travelers to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, RĂ©union, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. There is still very little known about the severity and transmission of the Omicron variant compared to previous variants. The new mutation was officially announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, November 26, 2021, called the SARS-CoV-2 variant: B.1.1.529, or Omicron. ![]() Through this monitoring, they found the new and very mutated virus, and swiftly alerted the director of public health. The group increased surveillance in the province and more closely monitored the new cases. According to Tulio de Oliveira, the director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation at Stellenbosch University, the discovery came after he and a group of scientists noticed an increase in the number of cases after the Delta variants cases had already settled down in the area (Gauteng Province, South Africa). The Omicron variant of COVID-19 was discovered in South Africa in late November 2021, by a group of scientists at the Network for Genomic Surveillance. ![]() Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, there have been many mutations, the newest being the Omicron Variant. ![]()
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