Omicron: Singapore reports two imported cases of new Covid-19 variant

Singapore reported its first two cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant on Thursday, joining the fast growing list of countries that have spotted the highly mutated form of the virus that was first documented in South Africa.The health ministry said both cases were imported; they had tested “preliminary positive” and been isolated upon arrival from Johannesburg on December 1.In neither case had the patient interacted with the community and there was no evidence of community transmission, the…

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