(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 01 - "I thank South Africa for the speed with which they warned us" on Omicron.
"They gave us the opportunity to act quickly. Every day counts in this situation. WHO considers Omicron to be high risk, we don't know everything about Omicron, but we know enough to be worried. It's a race against time."
This was stated by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
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