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Omicron Variant: What is going on across the globe

The variant was first discovered in South Africa and had also since been detected in Belgium, Botswana, Israel and Hong Kong. [Courtesy]

To many, if not all, the emergence of the newly identified Omicron coronavirus variant felt like a pandemic ‘gut check’ but scientists ask people to brace for more variants in future.

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