http://www.newsweek.com/omicron-covid-variant-restrictions-overacting-scientist-first-identified-angelique-coetzee-1659313

A South African medical professional has criticized what she considers to be an "over-reaction" to the Omicron variant by some governments—but some scientists strongly disagree.

Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, says she was one of the first people in the world to have raised the alarm about the new variant of concern, though it should be noted that the variant was first collected and sequenced by others, as Newsweek previously reported.