But, with his administration readying new restrictions on international travelers, he admitted there was still a lot to learn about the Omicron variant. It comes as daily new Covid cases in South Africa, where researchers first detected the variant doubled to more than 8,500. The Omicron variant was first identified by South African researchers last week and is believed to have originated in Botswana. The U.S. moved on Monday to shut down travel from eight southern African nations including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. But despite fears about Omicron, South Africa is still recording far fewer overall Covid cases compared to its population size than both the UK and US.

Source: Daily Mail December 02, 2021 02:51 UTC