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The World Health Organisation has named the new Covid-19 variant 'Omicron' and says it is concerned about its many mutations.
This suggests it may pose even more of a risk than the Delta variant.
More countries are restricting travel to and from southern Africa, where Omicron was first identified.
Al Jazeera's Nadim Baba reports.
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This suggests it may pose even more of a risk than the Delta variant.
More countries are restricting travel to and from southern Africa, where Omicron was first identified.
Al Jazeera's Nadim Baba reports.
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