{"id":115365,"date":"2021-12-02T13:45:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T12:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=115365"},"modified":"2021-12-02T13:45:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T12:45:03","slug":"who-omicron-covid-variant-now-in-23-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/02\/who-omicron-covid-variant-now-in-23-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO: Omicron COVID variant now in 23 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organisation has disclosed that cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported in at least 23 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Omicron \u2014 labelled a \u201cvariant of concern\u201d \u2014 was detected by South African authorities and subsequently reported to the WHO.<\/p>\n<p>WHO director-general, Tedros Ghebreyesus while speaking on Wednesday during a virtual briefing in Geneva said the number of cases is expected to grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWHO takes this development extremely seriously, and so should every country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it should not surprise us. This is what viruses do. And it\u2019s what this virus will continue to do, as long as we allow it to continue spreading.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said experts were learning more about the variant, \u201cbut there\u2019s still more to learn about its effect on transmission, severity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/25\/british-mum-of-two-who-was-too-young-to-have-breast-cancer-dies-of-disease-weeks-after-wedding\/\">disease<\/a>, and the effectiveness of tests, therapeutics and vaccines\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The WHO DG urged countries to take \u201crational, proportional risk-reduction measures,\u201d including those aimed at delaying or reducing spread, such as screening passengers or implementing quarantines for international travellers.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, said travel bans would not prevent the international spread of Omicron, adding that they place a heavy burden on lives and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>Ghebreyesus warned that the current \u201ctoxic mix\u201d of low vaccine coverage and low testing is a recipe for breeding and amplifying variants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to use the tools we already have to prevent transmission and save lives from Delta,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if we do that, we will also prevent transmission and save lives from Omicron. 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