The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
NCDC director-general Ifedayo Adetifa announced the two Omicron cases were discovered through genomic sequencing and linked the cases to two passengers from South Africa.
Mr Adetifa added that both patients were asymptomatic, and contact tracing had begun.
“In line with the routine travel tests required of all international travellers and genomic sequencing at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control through its National Reference Laboratory, Abuja, confirms…
