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The omicron variant first discovered in South Africa last week is likely to quickly spread around the globe and could result in "severe consequences," the World Health Organization warned Monday. "There could be future surges of COVID-19, which could have severe consequences depending on a number of factors including where surges may take place," the WHO said in a technical brief. "The overall global risk related to the (omicron variant) is assessed as very high." The WHO said there is currently no information to suggest symptoms connected with omicron differ from those associated with other variants. No deaths linked to the omicron variant have been reported, the WHO added. However, it said preliminary evidence raises the possibility the variant has mutations that could help it both evade an immune-system response and make it more transmissible. President Joe Biden  addressed the latest threat Monday,  once again urging Americans to get vaccinated, obtain

  Taiwan tightens border controls on six African countries due to new Omicron variant  Taiwan has announced tighter border controls due to the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the island’s Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) announced Friday. South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe have been added to its list of "high-risk countries" beginning Monday, November 29, the government said. Passengers who have traveled to or transited through these six countries in the past 14 days will have to undergo 14 days quarantine at a government quarantine facility and Covid-19 testing. Flight crew members of Taiwanese airlines returning from or who have transited through high-risk countries will also be required to undergo quarantine in a designated hotel or a company dormitory for 14 days.  Taiwan's CECC classifies the new variant as "highly transmissible” and states the new measures aim to “reduce the risk of the variant entering the community." Hon

The Corona Epidemic Is Rapidly Declining In Seven Countries: Coronavirus has already killed about two and a half million people worldwide. However, in countries where the epidemic has been rampant for so long, the situation seems to be slowly coming under control. But infections and deaths are rising rapidly in a few other countries. Some of these countries are again quite populous. Brazil is now at the top of the seven countries where deaths and infections are rising rapidly. The situation is similar in Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru. In addition, the situation is rapidly deteriorating in Canada, Russia, and India. WorldMeters.info is publishing all-time information about the coronavirus epidemic . According to this website, the number of corona infected patients around the world was around 35 lakh 40 thousand till 12 midnight Bangladesh time on Sunday. Death touches two and a half lakhs. About 11 lakh have recovered. After China, the epidemics became more severe