What do we know about the Omicron variant?
Scientist in South Africa have identified a new variant of the Covid-19 virus.\nCases of the Omicron variant have been identified in countries including Belgium, Germany, Australia and Hong Kong.\nSome countries have put restrictions on travel from parts of Southern Africa.\nScientists say that it will be a couple of weeks before we understand exactly how the Omicron variant behaves.\nBut what do we know so far?\n#AfricaDaily