This headline from @rheinpfalz referring to the Omicron variant as “The virus out of Africa" is derogatory, simply wrong & harms the public health response.

It creates a damaging narrative and negatively impacts attempts at global solidarity.#Solidarity pic.twitter.com/zUnWLnHWG0

— Chikwe Ihekweazu (@Chikwe_I) December 5, 2021