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Egypt Announces its First Cases of Omicron Variant
December 18, 2021 6:06 AM
Associated Press
CAIRO —
Egyptian health authorities said they have identified the country’s first cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Three people were found to have the variant among 26 travelers who tested positive for coronavirus at Cairo International Airport, the Health Ministry said in a statement late Friday. It didn’t say where the three came from.
The local Masrawy news outlet reported the three were among travelers from South Africa.
The ministry said two of the people infected showed no symptoms, while the third suffered from mild symptoms. The three have been isolated in a Cairo hospital, it said...
Egypt Announces its First Cases of Omicron Variant
December 18, 2021 6:06 AM
Associated Press
CAIRO —
Egyptian health authorities said they have identified the country’s first cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Three people were found to have the variant among 26 travelers who tested positive for coronavirus at Cairo International Airport, the Health Ministry said in a statement late Friday. It didn’t say where the three came from.
The local Masrawy news outlet reported the three were among travelers from South Africa.
The ministry said two of the people infected showed no symptoms, while the third suffered from mild symptoms. The three have been isolated in a Cairo hospital, it said...