Nine Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Of Omicron Variant Currently On Mainland France
There are nine cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in France, according to a health ministry update on Friday, while Australia reported its first cases of community transmission of the new strain.
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US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a winter campaign against Covid-19, with new testing requirements for travellers and a surge in vaccination efforts as the variant threatens to revive the pandemic.
The Omicron variant was first detected in South Africa last week, and has since spread to dozens of countries worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the new strain poses a “very high” global risk, and has urged governments to accelerate vaccination of high-priority groups.