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Everything we know so far about the Omicron COVID-19 variant

Travellers receive tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a pre-departure testing facility, as countries react to the new coronavirus Omicron variant, outside the international terminal at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, November 29, 2021.  REUTERS/Loren Elliott

A number of countries are tightening travel restrictions over fears about the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron. Image: REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Simon Torkington
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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