WHO: Omicron is spreading at an unprecedented rate

The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that the Omicron mutant of the Corona virus is spreading at an unprecedented rate and is likely to be spreading in most countries of the world.

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a press conference that "77 countries have so far reported cases of Omicron, but the reality is that Omicron is likely present in most countries even if it has not yet been detected. Omicron is spreading at a rate that we have not seen before with any other change."

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