OMICRON VARIANT NOT A THREAT IN AFRICA, SAY SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH OFFICIALS

As govts and mainstream media warn the world of the new Omicron variant, some African officials are singing a different tune with the South African Minister of Health saying that the travel bans are "misdirected" and the chairperson of the S.A. Medical Association saying "It is a storm in a tea cup, we have only become aware of this viral mutation … in the last week."

The Presidential Covid-19 Task Force of Botswana tweeted a press release confirming that its first 4 cases of Omicron were fully vaccinated.