Australia has delayed its international border reopening by two weeks to mid-December to allow authorities time to analyse Omicron, the new variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the COVID-19 disease. The move will delay the start of travel bubbles with Japan and South Korea, due to start Dec.1 until Dec. 15. “Our overwhelming view is that whilst it’s an emerging variant, it’s a manageable variant,” Health Minister Greg Hunt told reporters in Canberra on Nov. 30. This comes after U.S. President Joe Biden described the new variant on Nov. 29, as a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic.” He also restricted travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region. Hunt said Australia expected to resume international arrivals on Dec. 15, but that will still be pending medical advice. The Omicron variant, which has a number of unusual mutations that could make it …