Omicron, a new coronavirus strain designated as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, has been confirmed on five continents while global health experts anticipate further spread.

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Virology expert Gary Whittaker, who studies the coronavirus, says while the virus is spreading rapidly, good public health measures will limit further contagion. 

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Steve Osofsky, wildlife health and health policy expert, says emerging diseases like coronavirus are coming from Chinese "wet markets," and it is time to shut them down. 

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Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus: what we know about the way it spreads, what countries should do to minimize threat to public health.

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