Egyptian health authorities have confirmed that they have identified the country’s first three 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. It didn’t say where the three came from.
The ministry said two of the people infected showed no symptoms, while the third suffered from mild symptoms, and the three have been isolated in a Cairo hospital.
So far, Egypt has reported over 373,500 Covid-19 cases, including 21,277 fatalities, since the pandemic began.
In addition to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Palestine has confirmed identifying 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. It didn’t say where the three came from.
The ministry said two of the people infected showed no symptoms, while the third suffered from mild symptoms, and the three have been isolated in a Cairo hospital.
So far, Egypt has reported over 373,500 Covid-19 cases, including 21,277 fatalities, since the pandemic began.
In addition to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Palestine has confirmed identifying omicron variant of the coronavirus.
