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Mike in the NIGHT E399 - WHO labels new Covid strain as 'variant of concern' amid global alarm !
LONDON — Countries across the world rushed Friday to identify potential cases and halt travel from southern Africa where a new variant of Covid-19 emerged as a sudden source of global alarm.

Identified earlier this week and known as B.1.1.529, it has been designated a “variant of concern” or VOC and named “omicron,” the World Health Organization said in a statement Friday. The body uses a Greek-letter system to name new strains of the virus.

“This variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning,” the statement added. “Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant.”

As cases were confirmed in Asia and Europe, stocks tumbled on fears of another pandemic setback, and the U.S. woke up the day after Thanksgiving to the possibility of a more uncertain holiday period ahead.

Wall Street opened sharply lower, with the Dow closing at more than 900 points down. Oil prices and airline shares plunged, while major stock indexes also fell in Europe and Asia.

Scientists are still learning about the variant, which was first identified earlier this week in South Africa and Botswana.

In response to the news, the U.S. announced Friday that it will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries, effective Monday, according to a senior Biden administration official.

The policy, senior administration officials said, “was implemented out of an abundance of caution,” and after advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Fauci told CNN that federal health officials would hold discussions on Friday with their South African counterparts and that there was no indication at this stage the new variant was already in the country, but that it was possible.

“We want to find out scientist-to-scientist exactly what is going on,” he said. “It’s something that in real time we’re learning more and more about.”

The U.K. said late Thursday it was banning all direct flights from six African countries: South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Israel, Singapore, Japan also quickly announced travel restrictions from parts of the African continent, while the European Union's executive agreed to a similar suspension of air travel from countries in southern Africa. The 27-member bloc is already battling its own growing Covid crisis.

U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid told lawmakers that mutations may have made the new variant more transmissible than the delta variant, which is currently dominant, and could render vaccines less effective.

“This is the most significant variant we have encountered to date and urgent research is underway to learn more about its transmissibility,
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