Lebanon detects the first 2 cases of Omicron Covid variant

On Dec 9, 2021

BEIRUT, DEC.9, (ST)- The Lebanese health ministry said Thursday that it had confirmed the country’s first two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in passengers tested upon arrival at the airport.

“Two cases detected in airport testing” were confirmed to be of the Omicron variant, Health Minister Firass Abiad told a press conference.

He said both passengers had flown in from the African continent and had been placed in quarantine.

Lebanon has recorded more 683,000 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic two years ago and 8,804 deaths, according to government figures.

Basma Qaddour

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