New Covid variant: Chris Whitty on why scientists are concerned about new Covid variant
Watch Chris Whitty, chief medical officer, speak about what scientists know about the new Omicron variant. …
Professor Whitty says several cases of the new variant, Omicron, have been imported into other countries from southern Africa, and the spread is expected to continue.
He says the concern over the new variant is linked to the rapid spread, as illustrated in the Gauteng province in South Africa where it was first detected.
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