Omicron Variant Appears To Be Driving COVID-19 Spread In South Africa, But Researchers Say It May Be Less Severe

The New York Times (12/6, Pérez-Peña, Anthes, Chutel) reports COVID-19 “is spreading faster than ever in South Africa, the country’s president said Monday, an indication of how the new Omicron variant is driving the pandemic, but there are early indicatio...