{"id":118564,"date":"2021-12-09T06:15:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T05:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=118564"},"modified":"2021-12-09T06:16:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T05:16:14","slug":"who-omicron-covid-variant-now-in-57-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/09\/who-omicron-covid-variant-now-in-57-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO: Omicron COVID variant now in 57 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that the Omicron COVID variant has now been detected in 57 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Omicron &#8211; labelled a &#8220;variant of concern&#8221; &#8211; was detected\u00a0by South African authorities and subsequently reported to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/07\/nigeria-accounted-for-27-of-half-of-malaria-deaths-worldwide-in-2020-who\/\">WHO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are reports that the variant had been earlier detected in the Netherlands before the announcement by South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Following the discovery of the new variant, there have been concerns about its possible higher transmissibility due to the increase in COVID cases experienced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/04\/south-africa-hit-by-4th-wave-of-covid-19-caused-by-omicron\/\">South Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WHO director-general, Tedros Ghebreyesus while speaking<span class=\"s1\"> on Wednesday during a virtual media briefing said <\/span>certain features of Omicron, including its global spread and large number of mutations, suggest it could have a major impact on the course of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cExactly what that impact will be is still difficult to know,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are now starting to see a consistent picture of rapid increase in transmission, although for now, the exact rate of increase relative to other variants remains difficult to quantify. In South Africa, the number of Omicron cases is increasing quickly. However, Omicron was detected when transmission of Delta was very low, so it had little competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt will, therefore, be important to monitor carefully what happens around the world, to understand whether Omicron can outcompete Delta.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The WHO director-general called on countries to review their national plans, accelerate vaccine coverage for at-risk populations, i<\/span>ntensify efforts to drive transmission down, and scale up surveillance, testing and sequencing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He also asked that countries avoid \u201cineffective and discriminatory travel bans\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m pleased that France and Switzerland have lifted their travel bans on southern African countries, and I urge other countries to follow their lead. To France and Switzerland, merci beaucoup,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAll individuals can reduce their risk by keeping a safe distance from others, avoiding crowds, wearing a mask, cleaning your hands, and meeting outside if possible, or in a well-ventilated space indoors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAnd please, get vaccinated if you can.\u00a0<\/span>We can save lives from Delta right now; We can prevent Omicron becoming a global crisis right now. And we can prevent other variants emerging right now. This virus is changing, but our collective resolve must not.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that the Omicron COVID variant has now been detected in 57 countries. Omicron &#8211; labelled a &#8220;variant of concern&#8221; &#8211; was detected\u00a0by South African authorities and subsequently reported to the WHO. 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