There’s a new strain of COVID-19 that has health officials around the world on alert.

It’s the Omicron variant first detected in South Africa and already across the globe in Australia, Canada…and soon here in the US, if not already here.

Early indications are that it’s much more transmissble than other strains, although with milder symptoms so far.

CBS News has a rundown of what we know so far about this new health risk.