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Inside the South African lab that discovered Omicron / V000_9UB3TV
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In Johannesburg's Lancet laboratory, one of the main private labs in South Africa, Professor Eftyxia Vardas' team was the first to spot a change in the PCR test samples about a month ago. A subtle drop in the spike protein was detected which led to the discovery of the then-new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES