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There’s a new type of Covid-19.
The new “variant” is very easy to catch.
Its name is Omicron.
Lots of people are getting sick with Omicron.
Scientists in South Africa found Omicron.
First, they saw something strange.
Lots of people were ill.
Their Covid tests looked different.
The scientists thought it was a new virus.
Then, they looked at lots of PCR tests.
Professor Vardas sent the results to the national laboratories.
The tests showed something interesting.
Before this, most Covid-19 in South Africa was the Delta variant.
Now, the new danger is from Omicron.
Lots of countries stopped visitors from the south of Africa.
But this didn't stop the virus.
The Omicron variant is now everywhere.
Professor Vardas says the world needs more research.
Now scientists want to find out more information.
Data show that Omicron is very easy to catch.
But at the same time, we don’t know how dangerous Omicron is.
Only time will tell.
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