US discovers first case of new Omicron variant

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The United State of America&comma; USA has on Wednesday discovered the first case of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus &lpar;COVID-19&rpar;&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;14285" style&equals;"width&colon; 780px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-14285" class&equals;"wp-image-14285 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;12&sol;AP21335693559170&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"770" height&equals;"513" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-14285" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">The US discovers the first case of a new Omicron variant<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">In a statement announced by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cdc&period;gov&sol;media&sol;releases&sol;2021&sol;s1201-omicron-variant&period;html">the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<&sol;a>&comma; the first case was identified in California&comma; a state in the USA on Wednesday&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The World Health Organisation has identified the new variant of coronavirus as a &&num;8216&semi;variant of concern&&num;8217&semi;&period; The World Health Organisation noted that this new variant is a very high risk to the global community&comma; this was said in the technical brief released this week&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The first case of the Omicron variant was first identified by scientists in South Africa and has since been identified in the Netherlands&period; Recently it has been reported by the World health organization that the omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in twenty-three countries &lpar;23&rpar;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Maria Van Kerkhove&comma; the COVID-19 technical lead in WHO&&num;8217&semi;s Health Emergencies Programme&comma; speaking at the news conference in Geneva on Wednesday mentioned that scientists will soon have more information about the new omicron variant&comma; about how it spreads&comma; and the severity of the new strain of coronavirus&period; Van Kerkhove said <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;We expect to have more information on transmission within days&comma; not necessarily weeks and in days in terms of the severity profile&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;