World Health Organization director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the Omicron COVID-19 variant has now spread to 57 countries and that number is expected to increase. Tedros added that countries must stay vigilant with surveillance, testing and sequencing as the Omicron variant spreads and could have a major impact on the course of the pandemic.
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