Brazil reports the first Omicron variant cases

Rio De Janeiro, December 1, : Brazil was the first Latin American country that reported cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

According to Xinhua news agency, the man arrived in Sao Paulo on November 23 from South Africa and his wife had not traveled.Brazil temporarily banned flights from South Africa after Omicron was detected for the first time on November 9.Omicron, which has been subject to multiple mutations, was warned by the World Health Organization on Friday.Brazil is a Covid-19 hotspot and has reported over 22 million cases and nearly 615,000.int/khz/ #Brazil #Omicron #variant.