Nigeria Confirms First Cases Of Omicron Variant COVID-19

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that the country’s first instances of COVID-19’s Omicron variant have been identified.
Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General of the NCDC, announced this in a press statement issued on Wednesday.
The three cases of the variation were detected by genome sequencing, according to the health service, and the cases were linked to three passengers from South Africa.
According to the release, “this genomic surveillance has now detected and validated Nigeria’s first cases of the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, now known as the Omicron variety.”
“Three people who have a history of travel to South Africa were positive for this variation in samples taken for the mandatory day two test for all visitors to Nigeria.” These individuals had only been in the country for a week. Isolation, linkage to clinical care, contact tracing, and other appropriate response activities have all begun. Following the International Health Regulations, arrangements are also being made to notify the country from which the travel originated.”
South Africa revealed a novel coronavirus illness strain called Omicron variant, which was first discovered in Botswana.
Following the finding, countries such as the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, among others, imposed travel prohibitions on countries in southern Africa.
In addition, Canada said that it had detected two cases of the variation in two Nigerian travellers.