A worker wears a protective mask as he guards a gate at a construction site in a shopping area on November 24 2021 in Beijing, China. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/KEVIN FRAYER
Scientists are still learning about the variant, identified this week, but the news pummelled global stocks and oil amid fears what new bans would do to already shaky economies across Southern Africa. Nearly 100 sequences of the variant have been reported and early analysis shows it has “a large number of mutations” requiring further study, Lindmeier said.“The sequence of this variant ... was first uploaded by Hong Kong from a case of someone travelling from SA,” Javid told lawmakers.
“We are currently on the verge of a state of emergency,” Bennett said, according to a statement from his office.One epidemiologist in Hong Kong said it may be too late to tighten travel curbs.
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