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COVID-19: South African doctors fear new coronavirus variants could evolve in untreated HIV population
Summary by Ground News
Omicron was first picked up by technicians in a laboratory in South Africa. The strain was highly infectious but it was significantly less likely to put people in hospital - or cost them their lives. New variants of concern could evolve - and be transmitted - by those with weakened immune systems.