Saudi Arabia detects first case of new covid type Omicron

Saudi Arabia has detected its first case of new
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Saudi Arabia has detected its first case of the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

The new coronavirus variant Omicron has knocked on the door of the Gulf Arab nation. Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that it has detected its first case of the new coronavirus variant, Omicron.

The latest development was confirmed by the kingdom’s state-run Saudi Press Agency. The new variant was detected in a man arriving from a North African country. The report states that the infected person and his close people have been quarantined. This case is the first known example of an omicron being found in Gulf Arab countries.

Much is unknown about the new variant, which has been identified in more than 20 countries, including whether it is more contagious, whether it makes people more seriously ill, and whether it fails the vaccine. Can do.

America’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci said more will be known about the Omicron strain in two to four weeks as scientists try and test laboratory samples of the virus.

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