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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's Statement regarding the new SARS-COV-2 virus variant B.1.1.529 ...
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Countries ban travellers from southern Africa over Covid variant
By Sarah Neville, Donato Paolo Mancini & Andy Bounds
Coronavirus: New variant classed of concern by WHO
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South Africa Raises Alarm Over New Coronavirus Variant
By Gabriele Steinhauser
Omicron: How worried should we be?
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Explained: What we know so far about the Omicron variant of Covid-19
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South Africa Identifies New Variant of Coronavirus
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'The virus is always searching for its next move': why science is alert to new variants
By Donato Paolo Mancini, John Burn-Murdoch & Oliver Barnes
EXCLUSIVE South Africa delays COVID vaccine deliveries as inoculations slow
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South Africa says travel bans over new variant unjustified
By Alexander Winning & Tim Cocks
Britain alarmed by new COVID-19 variant spreading in South Africa
By Alistair Smout & William Schomberg
European and Asian nations suspend flights from southern Africa as new Covid variant raises concerns
By Sílvia Amaro & Jesse Pound