Africa accounts for 46% of reported cases of Omicron, WHO official says

Reuters | Updated: 09-12-2021 17:18 IST | Created: 09-12-2021 16:54 IST
Africa accounts for 46% of reported cases of Omicron, WHO official says
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Africa accounts for 46% of reported cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 globally, Richard Mihigo, coordinator of the World Health Organisation's Immunisation and Vaccine Development Programme for Africa, told an online briefing on Thursday.

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