South Africa: Who Decides That Omicron Is a 'South African' Variant?

4 December 2021
opinion

Blaming South Africa for the new COVID-19 variant is wrong. A global crisis needs a global response, says DW's Sertan Sanderson. Instead of finger-pointing and isolation, there should be more solidarity.

If it wasn't a letter in the Greek alphabet, the name "omicron" would make for a perfect villain in a Hollywood fantasy saga. Unfortunately, the new coronavirus variant appears to be following that storyline, with more fiction than fact informing government guidelines on how to address this latest chapter in the ongoing public health crisis.

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