Explained | Understanding the Omicron variant of coronavirus
The Hindu
What is Omicron? How is it different from the other variants? Where all has the B.1.1.529 coronavirus variant been detected?
A new lineage of SARS-CoV-2 has been identified in samples sequenced and deposited in public domain from Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong and was assigned as B.1.1.529. The variant has been designated as a Variant of Concern (VoC) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and has been named Omicron.

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