Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has suggested. Further, it said that while travel curbs could buy time, they alone are not the answer in the fight against the new coronavirus strain. "Border controls can buy time but every country and every community must prepare for new surges in cases," Takeshi Kasai, the WHO's Western Pacific director, told a media briefing. "People should not only rely on border measures.
What is most important is to prepare for these variants with potential high transmissibility. So far the information available suggests we don't have to change our approach," he added.