00:00 The World Health Organization is closely monitoring the new variant of COVID-19, BA2.86.
00:06 WHO said that the new strain of the virus is under surveillance because it mutates quickly.
00:13 The World Health Organization and U.S. health authorities are still aware of the possible effects of BA2.86.
00:22 For now, the new variant has been detected in America, United Kingdom, Israel, and Denmark.
