Authorities are carrying out further investigations to see if any of the travelers have the omicron variant. Authorities in Australia said two overseas travelers who arrived in Sydney from Africa became the first in the country to test positive for the omicron variant. A petrol attendant stands next to a newspaper headline in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. The U.K. on Saturday tightened rules on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two omicron cases. AdvertisementHe said that the two people who tested positive for the omicron variant had received the BioNTech-Pfizer shot and exhibited very mild symptoms, such as a sore throat.

Source: Huffington Post November 28, 2021 14:49 UTC