The United States has praised South Africa for quickly identifying the new Covid-19 strain called Omicron and sharing this information with the world – a barely veiled slap at China's handling of the original outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
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This was viewed as a swipe at China's handling of the original outbreak of Covid-19, often criticised by the US as not being forthcoming on the virus' origins. Washington – The United States praised South Africa on Saturday for quickly identifying the new Covid-19 strain called Omicron and sharing this information with the world – a barely veiled slap at China's handling of the original outbreak of the novel coronavirus.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with SA's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor, and they discussed cooperation on vaccinating people in Africa against Covid-19, the State Department said.
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