Omicron Spreads Rapidly, Confirmed Cases In 23 Countries So Far, Says WHO Chief

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that 23 countries reported Omicron, the new variant of the Wuhan virus (COVID-19.)

On the 1st of December, Wednesday, Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Chief addressed a press conference and said, “At least 23 countries from five of six WHO regions have now reported cases of Omicron and we expect that number to grow.” He further said, “(The) WHO takes this development extremely seriously, and so should every country. But it should not surprise us. This is what viruses do. And it’s what this virus will continue to do, as we long as we allow it to continue spreading.”

Concluding the press meet, the WHO Chief said, “Several WHO advisory groups have met over the last couple of days to evaluate the emerging evidence, and prioritise the studies needed to answer these questions.”

According to the WHO, Botswana, Nigeria, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan, Canada and Australia reported Omicron new Covid-19 variant cases.

Other countries in the list are:

Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Hong Kong

Israel

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Spain

Portugal

Sweden

Denmark.

Classified as “Variant of Concern,” Omicron found in South Africa is spreading rapidly across the globe. Addressing a press conference, the WHO chief alerted all the countries, asking to take Omicron as an “Extremely Serious” concern.

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