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Omicron could be a warning: WHO chief scientist

Soumya Swaminathan, the chief scientist at the World Health Organization ( WHO ), said India also needed to be wary of a new type of coronavirus, Omicron. He fears the new strain could be much more contagious than the delta identified in India. The scientist advised maintaining the hygiene rules including wearing masks and vaccination to deal with the new type. Swaminathan said this in an interview given to NDTV. A new type of corona was identified in South Africa last Tuesday. In addition to South Africa, new such findings have been made in Botswana, Israel, Hong Kong, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy. The WHO has given a new name to the corona, 'Omicron'. The company described the type as "worrying". The idea is that it is far more contagious than all previous types of the corona. However, experts have not yet confirmed whether the Omicron is more or less deadly than other types of the corona. Asked about comparing Omicron with other

Donald Trump Seeks To Become A Hero Of The War Against The Coronavirus

In the beginning, the US President underestimated the pandemic. But the economy is destroying itself and now it seeks to install an epic tale. He is afraid of losing his reelection in November. President Donald Trum p initially downplayed the coronavirus epidemic: Comparing it to the simple flu, he said there would soon be a few cases in the United States and called it a "farce" orchestrated by the Democratic opposition. But as the days passed, and the reports of the scientists alerted on the advance of the outbreak, Trump was turning his narrative. He went on to describe it as a "war" situation caused by an external enemy (which he always names with xenophobic overtones as "a Chinese virus") and enforced rules that are used in extreme contexts. This Wednesday, it invoked the Production Protection Law - a war-time act - to guarantee the manufacture of key supplies and also suspended foreclosures and evictions. A day before, he had