BREAKING: Saudi Arabia records first case of Omicron variant
By: Abara Blessing Oluchi
Wed, 1 Dec 2021 || Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
WEDNESDAY- 1st December, 2021: A new case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been Saudi Arabia was on Wednesday confirmed.
This is the first to be reported in the Arab world.
According to report, the case was detected in a Saudi man who returned from a North African nation.
State news agency, SPA broke the news, citing a Health Ministry official, but did not name that country.
Saudi Arabia had banned flights to and from several African countries.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns about the new variant.
Omicron could evade the body’s immune response and make it more transmissible.
South Africa has accused countries of punishing its advanced ability which detected the new virus.
