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Algeria confirms 1st case of Omicron variant
Algerian Health authorities have confirmed the detection of the first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, local media reported.
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A foreign national who entered Algeria on December 10 tested positive for Covid-19 on his arrival in the International Airport of Algiers. His sample, which was sent to the Institut Pasteur d'Alger, was confirmed on Tuesday as the Omicron variant of the Covid-19, the official APS news agency reported.
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 Fawzi Derrar, acting Director of the Institut Pasteur d'Alger, told reporters that the foreign national was put under quarantine upon his arrival in Algeria, Xinhua news agency reported.
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 According to the WHO, the Omicron variant, which was first detected in southern Africa, has been detected in at least 65 countries around the world.
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 Health authorities in Algeria on Tuesday reported 280 new Covid-19 cases and four new fatalities over the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases in the country to 213,288 and the death toll to 6,155.
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