March 29, 2024

The Search for the Origin: Where did the Omikron really come from?

The Search for the Origin: Where did the Omikron really come from?

The search for the omicron variant origin of the coronavirus continues. Botswana and South Africa were the first countries to discover – and report on – the variant. But this does not mean that Omikron comes from South Africa.

“Most of the first Omicron cases in Botswana are out of travel,” Health Minister Edwin Dekolotti said. On November 26, the Botswana government announced that the new alternative “has been demonstrated in four foreign nationals”. This arrived on November 7. They are foreign diplomats.