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Ground Zero was Botswana[0]. South Africa is the country leading the research and monitoring because they have an exceptionally strong epidemiological community
by lkbm 5y ago
Ground Zero was Botswana[0]. South Africa is the country leading the research and monitoring because they have an exceptionally strong epidemiological community and facilities.
(And, yes, a very low vaccination rate.)
[0] https://www.dw.com/en/covid-what-we-know-about-the-omicron-variant/a-59948143 https://www.dw.com/en/covid-what-we-know-about-the-omicron-v...
- jsnell 5y agoSo, the thing with Botswana is actually interesting, because those first cases were found in foreign diplomats who were visiting for a short time. Such a short time, that they probably could not have picked up the infection in the country, but had imported it: https://africatimes.com/2021/11/28/botswana-says-covid-variant-found-in-visiting-diplomats-but-from-where/ https://africatimes.com/2021/11/28/botswana-says-covid-varia... So the ground zero is somewhere else, and we just don't know yet.