http://www.newsweek.com/who-discovered-omicron-variant-covid-20-countries-gisaid-1654775

As scientists work to collect laboratory data on the Omicron COVID variant, cases are being reported from an increasing number of countries.

In a press briefing on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden and director of the U.S. National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said cases had been confirmed in at least 20 countries and "you're going to expect to see those numbers change rapidly."