WHO labels new Covid strain 'variant of concern'; world reacts in fear of another virus surge

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NEW YORK — The world has reacted with alarm to the highly mutated new coronavirus variant discovered in southern Africa, as the United States, the European Union and nations across the globe imposed new travel restrictions, financial markets swooned and visions of finally emerging from the pandemic started to dim.

 

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