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WHO classifies renamed COVID-19 strain, Omicron, ‘variant of concern’

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19 to be a variant of concern, renaming it Omicron.

“Based on the evidence presented indicative of a detrimental change in COVID-19 epidemiology… the WHO has designated B.1.1.529 as a variant of concern, named Omicron,” the UN health agency said in a statement. — Agence France-Presse



WHO classifies renamed COVID-19 strain, Omicron, ‘variant of concern’
Source: Filipino Viral News PH

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