{"id":9392,"date":"2021-11-29T23:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T22:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=9392"},"modified":"2021-11-29T23:00:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T22:00:18","slug":"who-flags-omicron-says-variant-poses-very-high-global-risk-world-must-prepare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/who-flags-omicron-says-variant-poses-very-high-global-risk-world-must-prepare\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO flags Omicron, says variant poses very high global risk, world must prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ArticleBody__context_widget___3kuGm9 ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\">\n<div class=\"ContextWidget__content___3ZY0XN\">\n<ul class=\"Summary__summary___3hzotM\">\n<li class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__body___FD7azi Body__base___25kqPt Body__body_alt___2fJULs Summary__point___1F_MwF\"><em><strong>WHO says Omicron poses very high global risk, world must prepare<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__body___FD7azi Body__base___25kqPt Body__body_alt___2fJULs Summary__point___1F_MwF\"><em><strong>Still unclear if variant causes more severe disease<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__body___FD7azi Body__base___25kqPt Body__body_alt___2fJULs Summary__point___1F_MwF\"><em><strong>Biden says variant is cause for concern, not for panic<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges, while border closures by more countriescast a shadow over an economic recovery from the two-year pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Big airlines acted swiftly to protect their hubs by\u00a0<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/travellers-edge-countries-tighten-rules-due-omicron-fears-travel-agents-2021-11-29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">curbing passenger travel<\/a>\u00a0from southern Africa, where the new Omicron variant was first detected, fearing that a spread of the variant would trigger restrictions from other destinations beyond the immediately affected regions, industry sources said.\u00a0<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/travellers-edge-countries-tighten-rules-due-omicron-fears-travel-agents-2021-11-29\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">But shares in carriers bounced back with the rest of the market on Monday following Friday&#8217;s rout as hopes grew that the variant might prove to be milder than initially feared.<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/europe\/global-markets-wrapup-5-pix-2021-11-29\/\">\u00a0read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\"><a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/fauci-says-new-us-restrictions-amid-omicron-unlikely-2021-11-29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0urged Americans not to panic and said the United States was working with pharmaceutical companies to make contingency plans if new vaccines were needed.<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/fauci-says-new-us-restrictions-amid-omicron-unlikely-2021-11-29\/\">\u00a0read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">Biden said the country would not go back to lockdowns this winter, but urged people to get vaccinated, get their boosters and wear masks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">&#8220;This variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic,&#8221; Biden said in remarks at the White House following a meeting with his COVID-19 team. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to fight and beat this new variant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">The United States has blocked entry for most visitors from eight southern African nations. Biden said the travel restrictions would give the U.S. time to get more people vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-7\">Vaccine hesitancy in the United States and elsewhere has thwarted public health officials&#8217; attempts to control the virus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-8\">On Monday, afederal judge ruled that the Biden administration&#8217;s vaccine requirement for healthcare workers likely exceeded its authority.<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/judge-blocks-us-covid-19-vaccine-rule-health-workers-10-states-2021-11-29\/\">\u00a0read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-9\">The WHO advised its 194 member nations that any surge in infections could have severe consequences, but said no deaths had yet been linked to the new variant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-10\">&#8220;Omicron has an unprecedented number of spike mutations, some of which are concerning for their potential impact on the trajectory of the pandemic,&#8221; the WHO said. &#8220;The overall global risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron is assessed as very high.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-11\">NEEDS MORE RESEARCH<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-12\">Further research was needed to understand Omicron&#8217;s potential to escape protection against immunity induced by vaccines and previous infections, it added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-13\">An infectious disease expert from South Africa, where scientists first identified Omicron, said it was too early to say whether symptoms were more severe than previous variants, but the variant did appear to be more transmissible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-14\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/spread-omicron-variant-forces-nations-rethink-plans-global-travel-2021-11-29\/\">Reuters<\/a>, the expert, Salim Abdool Karim, also a professor at Columbia University&#8217;s Mailman School of Public Health in New York, said existing vaccines were probably effective at stopping Omicron from causing severe illness. Scientists have said it could take weeks to understand the severity of Omicron.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-14\"><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/us-agrees-to-2-1bn-in-development-assistance-to-nigeria-as-blinken-meets-buhari-osinbajo\/\">US agrees to $2.1bn in development assistance to Nigeria, as Blinken meets Buhari, Osinbajo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-15\">South African cases were likely to exceed 10,000 a day this week, up from barely 300 a day two weeks ago, Karim added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-16\">South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denounced &#8220;unjustified and unscientific&#8221; travel bans that damage tourism-reliant economies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-17\">Health ministers from the Group of Seven bloc of wealthy nations praised South Africa for its &#8220;exemplary work&#8221; in detecting the variant and alerting others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-18\">JITTERY MARKETS<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-19\">Fears the new variant might be resistant to vaccines helped wipe roughly $2 trillion off global stock markets on Friday, but markets calmed on Monday, even after Japan said it would close its borders to foreigners.\u00a0<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/japan-pm-kishida-says-foreign-visitors-be-barred-entry-nov-30-2021-11-29\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-20\">U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said it was too soon to tell if Omicron will have any impact on global supply chains, already struggling under fallout from the pandemic.<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/europe\/companies-still-cautious-impact-omicron-2021-11-29\/\">\u00a0read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-21\">The prospect of a fast-spreading variant has raised fears of a return of the sort of restrictions that shut down a swathe of industries in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-22\">&#8220;This is new,&#8221; said Nissan Motor Co&#8217;s\u00a0<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/7201.T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(7201.T)<\/a>\u00a0U.S. spokeswoman, Lloryn Love-Carter. &#8220;We&#8217;re monitoring of course, but we still have a lot of pretty strict COVID protocols in place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-23\">Travellers stranded at Johannesburg International Airport said they felt helpless as flights from South Africa were cancelled. &#8220;We don&#8217;t know what to do, we are just waiting here,&#8221; said Ntabiseng Kabeli, from Lesotho.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-24\">Portugal found 13 cases of the variant at a Lisbon football club. Spain, Sweden, Scotland and Austria also reported their first cases.\u00a0<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/global-spread-omicron-cases-associated-travel-curbs-2021-11-29\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-25\">U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern that restrictions would isolate southern African countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-26\">&#8220;The people of Africa cannot be blamed for the immorally low level of vaccinations available in Africa \u2013 and they should not be penalized for identifying and sharing crucial science and health information with the world,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-27\">Guterres has long warned about the dangers of vaccine inequality globally and the risk that low immunisation rates are a breeding ground for variants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-28\">More than 261 million people in over 210 countries have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019 and 5,456,515\u200b have died, according to a Reuters tally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-29\">The new variant was discovered just as many parts of Europe were suffering a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, with more people gathering indoors during colder weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-30\">European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde tried to reassure investors that the euro zone could cope.\u00a0<a class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__large___1i0u1F Link__underline_default___MkI7S8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/ecb-puts-brave-face-new-virus-variant-spreads-2021-11-29\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\" data-testid=\"paragraph-31\">&#8220;We are all better equipped to respond to a risk of a fifth wave or the Omicron variant,&#8221; she told Italian broadcaster RAI late on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody__content___2gQno2\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WHO says Omicron poses very high global risk, world must prepare Still unclear if variant causes more severe disease Biden says variant is cause for concern, not for panic The World Health Organization (WHO) said <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/who-flags-omicron-says-variant-poses-very-high-global-risk-world-must-prepare\/\" title=\"WHO flags Omicron, says variant poses very high global risk, world must prepare\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[35,68,1916],"coauthors":[25],"class_list":{"0":"post-9392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news","8":"category-top-news","9":"tag-coronavirus","10":"tag-covid-19","11":"tag-omicron"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - 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