Share:Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has confirmed its first cases of the omicron variant, joining the rapidly growing number of countries where the new mutation has been detected. “The NCDC assumes omicron is widespread globally given the increasing number of countries reporting this variant. Nigeria has already been facing heightened international scrutiny as a potential hotspot for the omicron strain. Canada on Tuesday announced it will not allow in foreigners who have traveled through Nigeria, while South Korea said it is conducting genetic sequencing tests on a couple from Nigeria to see if they have been infected with the omicron variant. The emergence of the omicron variant has triggered global panic, with countries rushing to close down borders and tighten curbs.

Source: The Nation December 01, 2021 22:56 UTC