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No case of Omicron COVID variant in Nigeria, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has been detected in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has been detected in Nigeria.
In a statement yesterday, Ifedayo Adetifa, NCDC director-general, said the federal ministry of health (FMOH) and NCDC are aware of reports of a new COVID-19 variant and are monitoring emerging evidence on this new variant and its implication, to inform Nigeria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“While this variant has so far NOT been detected in Nigeria, a number of cases have now been reported in the UK, Israel, Botswana, Hong-Kong, Germany, Belgium, Italy and counting. However, no deaths have been attributed to this new variant yet,“ the statement reads.
“Given the high number of mutations present in the Omicron variant and the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases observed in South Africa, this virus is considered highly transmissible and may also present an increased risk of reinfection compared to other VOCs.
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