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The B.1.1.529, detected in South Africa, worries the authorities, because it would be very contagious. Friday, November 26, the Health Organization qualifies as worrying.
Omicron is the name of the new variant discovered in South Africa. Potentially more contagious than the current virus, it worries governments. For a few hours, France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom and Japan have stopped their links with the countries of southern Africa and with South Africa. On the spot, foreigners flock to the airport and try to leave the country as quickly as possible.
Officially, several dozen cases have already been detected in five countries: in South Africa, Botswana, Israel, Hong Kong and in Belgium. Belgium is the first European country affected. Unvaccinated, this person was returning fromEgypt and also transited through Turkey. 50 cases of Covid suspects are currently being investigated in Belgium and two are in France.
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