Coronavirus – Omicron Variant
Since December 2019, when the coronavirus started in Wuhan, we are surrounded by a virus which is also called Covid-19. It infected millions, and we also lost many people. Since its beginning, The coronavirus is mutating itself continuously as we have seen the variants like Alpha, Delta, and now Omicron. Emergence of Omicron The center for disease control and prevention has been using genomic surveillance throughout the pandemic to track variants of SARS-CoV-2. On November 24, 2021, A new variant of coronavirus, B.1.1.529, was reportedly found and was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). This new variant was first detected in samples collected on November 11, 2021, in South Africa. On 26 November 2021; WHO named the B.1.1.529 variant Omicron. From December 1, 2021; The U.S. started to observe…
