About a week or so ago, a new dangerous, highly contagious African variant of the Coronavirus was reported in the countries of South Africa, Belgium, Hong Kong and Botswana. Read here.
Now, based on reports by CNN, it would appear that said variant has already spread to about 16 countries worldwide.
These countries include:
South Africa: 77 cases
Botswana: 19 cases
Netherlands: 13 cases
Portugal: 13 cases
United Kingdom: 9 cases
Germany: 3 cases
Canada: 3 cases
Hong Kong: 3 cases
Denmark: 2 cases
Australia: 2 cases
Austria: 1 case
Belgium: 1 case
Czech Republic: 1 case
Israel: 1 case
Italy: 1 case
Spain: 1 case
As nations across the world prepare for a surge with Omicron, up to 70 countries have also imposed new travel restrictions, as means to halt it.
