There is a belief that Omicron originated in South Africa, but some growing evidence that it was present elsewhere earlier, but only either detected or first id

There is a belief that Omicron originated in South Africa, but some growing evidence that it was present elsewhere earlier, but only either detected or first identified early on in South Africa. This is the first link in a search for same: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/omicron-variant-covid-in-europe-netherlands-before-alert-raised/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/omicron-variant-covid-in-europe... Either way, it may be wrong to assume SA is point of origin, so any follow-on assumptions may be comparably flawed.