ABUJA: Nigeria confirmed its first cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant among two travelers who arrived from South Africa last week, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Wednesday.
The NCDC said retrospective sequencing of previously confirmed cases among travelers to Nigeria had also identified the variant among a sample collected in October.
Nigeria confirms first cases of omicron among travelers from South Africa
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Updated 09 December 2021
Nigeria confirms first cases of omicron among travelers from South Africa
- Retrospective sequencing of previously confirmed cases among travelers to Nigeria
