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Do you get paid to lie? Honesly....DO YOU!Nope. It was detected back in July. South African countries were dealing with it for four months and calling it a "mild disease".

Omicron COVID Variant, With Worrying Mutations, Detected in These Countries
Several countries have restricted travel after World Health Organization designated the heavily mutated form of COVID a variant of concern.

The variant was detected in South Africa on November 25, where The New York Times reported that it seems to be spreading rapidly. WHO has said that it is currently investigating if the variant is highly transmittable and assessing its ability to evade immunity conferred by vaccines.