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New Covid variant: WHO's Tedros warns against over-reaction to Omicron

First reported in southern Africa a week ago, the variant has brought global alarm

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Photo: Bloomberg)

1 min read Last Updated : Nov 30 2021 | 11:59 PM IST

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Tuesday that some countries were introducing blanket measures against the Omicron coronavirus variant that may not be necessary and penalised African nations unfairly. "I well understand the concern of all countries to protect their citizens against a variant that we don't yet fully understand," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

"But I am equally concerned that several Member States are introducing blunt, blanket measures that are not evidence-based or effective on their own, and which will only worsen inequities."

First reported in southern Africa a week ago, the variant has brought global alarm,

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