Reports has it that 34 cases of Omicron,the new COVID-19 variant, has been recorded.
The cases were said to have been detected from returning travelers at the Kotoka International Airport.
According to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, the cases were detected from 34 cases from some 120 samples of returning travelers to the country.
The institute announced this in a tweet to update the public on the new variant, which is said to be very infection.
“The Omicron variant was detected in 28% (34 out of 120) of returning traveler samples (collected from 21-25 November) sequenced. These are the first imported cases of the variant into Ghana, and we are closely monitoring its potential spread in the local population,’’ the tweet noted.
It further encouraged the general public to continue adhering to the COVID-19 prevention protocols.
