Germany confirms two cases of Omicron variant

Germany confirms its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 in travelers who arrived at Munich airport from South Africa.

“Two suspected cases of the new virus variant Omicron classified by the World Health Organization as a variant of concern have been confirmed in Bavaria,” the health ministry of the southern state says in a statement.

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