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New Covid-19 variant Omicron not detected in Afghanistan

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has said no Omicron case of coronavirus has surfaced in Afghanistan so far and urged international assistance to deal with the new variant of respiratory virus.

This variant of Coronavirus for first detected in South Africa and reported to World Health Organization (WHO) on November 24.

Omicron is a variant of concern because it has dozens of mutations that can affect the way it behaves. Due to this mutation profile, it needs to be further investigated for its potential impacts.

The variant has been spreading quite quickly in one province of South . . .

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