Claim: On Nov. 24, South Africa told the World Health Organization that amid a recent increase in COVID-19 cases, it had identified a new variant -- later named omicron -- with a high number of mutations, raising concerns that it could spread more easily than other variants of the coronavirus. We'll go through what we know so far about omicron.
Fact-check: Q&A on the Omicron Variant - FactCheck.org
Verdict: on nov. 24, south africa told the world health organization that amid a recent increase in covid-19 cases, it had identified a new variant -- later named omicron -- with a high number of mutations, raising concerns that it could spread more easily than other variants of the coronavirus. we'll go through what we know so far about omicron.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jessica Mcdonald;Lori Robertson
Date published: 2021-12-03T23:02:36