Omicron Covid variant ‘present in Europe at least 10 days ago’

Two cases of new Covid variant found in Netherlands predate last week ’s alert from South AfricaThe Omicron variant of Covid-19 was present in Europe at least 10 days ago and already appears to be spreading in the Netherlands and elsewhere.“We have found the Omicron coronavirus variant in two test samples that were taken on November 19 and 23,” the Dutch health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. “It is not yet clear whether these people had also visited southern Africa,” the ministry added.Continue reading...
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