Jagran Explainer WHO fears that Omicron is more contagious than the Delta variant the strain that caused the second wave of the pandemic in India and might decrease vaccine effectiveness
The U.S. and several other countries have suspended travel to southern Africa after health officials there warned of a new COVID-19 variant that could potentially be causing a new surge in cases.
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The new coronavirus variant found in S.Africa is said to be even more dangerous than the Delta variants. It is said that B.1.1.529 has more than 30 mutations the most ever recorded in a variant and twice as many as Delta.