Ben Sessoms, Raleigh News and Observer – Over 20 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is set to face another hurdle in moving past the virus: the omicron variant. Doctors in South Africa last week discovered omicron, otherwise known as variant B.1.1.529, but the mutation did not necessarily emerge there. Its nation or region of origin is unknown. Cases have been reported in South Africa and surrounding countries.

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