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Ghana has recorded first two cases of the new Covid-19 variant omicron, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
At a press conference to launch the COVID-19 vaccination month on Wednesday, November 1, 2021, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, said the first case was detected in a passenger at the Kotoka International Airport.[ads2]
He however noted that the new variant has not yet entered the community.
“The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 disease has been found at the Kotoka International Airport. The good thing is that in the community test done so far, we have not seen any Omicron within the community of Ghana.[ads3]
“But the danger is that if someone has the Omicron, and it is incubating, it will not be found at the airport,” Dr Kuma-Aboagye added.
The Omicron variant was first detected by South African Scientists in South Africa.[ads5]