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First case of omicron COVID-19 variant confirmed in Alberta, Hinshaw says
Traveller was returning from Nigeria and the Netherlands
CBC News · Posted: Nov 30, 2021 1:15 PM MT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago
Alberta's first case of the omicron variant has been confirmed in a traveller who returned to the province from Nigeria and the Netherlands.
"I'm reporting we have now one confirmed case of the omicron variant in Alberta," Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, told a news conference Tuesday.
"This case has been confirmed in a returning traveller from Nigeria and the Netherlands.
"The individual tested positive while asymptomatic and I can confirm this individual has not left quarantine since their arrival from international travel."...
First case of omicron COVID-19 variant confirmed in Alberta, Hinshaw says
Traveller was returning from Nigeria and the Netherlands
CBC News · Posted: Nov 30, 2021 1:15 PM MT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago
Alberta's first case of the omicron variant has been confirmed in a traveller who returned to the province from Nigeria and the Netherlands.
"I'm reporting we have now one confirmed case of the omicron variant in Alberta," Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, told a news conference Tuesday.
"This case has been confirmed in a returning traveller from Nigeria and the Netherlands.
"The individual tested positive while asymptomatic and I can confirm this individual has not left quarantine since their arrival from international travel."...
