BRIEF-WHO On SARS-COV-2 Virus Evolution Says Compared To Previous Variants, Omicron Represents The Most Divergent Variants Of Concern Seen To Date

March 16 (Reuters) -

* WHO ON SARS-COV-2 VIRUS EVOLUTION SAYS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS VARIANTS, OMICRON REPRESENTS THE MOST DIVERGENT VARIANTS OF CONCERN SEEN TO DATE

* WHO-FROM 15 MARCH, VARIANT TRACKING SYSTEM WILL CONSIDER CLASSIFICATION OF OMICRON SUBLINEAGES INDEPENDENTLY AS VARIANTS UNDER MONITORING, VOIS OR VOCS Source text link: https://bit.ly/3ZSuuH4