Share:Pakistan on Thursday reported the first case of COVID Omicron variant. According to Sindh Health Department, a private hospital in Karachi reported the first case of the variant in a female patient. The health department disclosed that the patient had arrived in Pakistan from abroad, adding that they were verifying her travel history. Earlier, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had imposed a complete ban on inbound travel from Category C countries amid the threat of the spread of new Covid-19 Omicron variant to Pakistan. The Cat C countries include Croatia, Hungry, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovenia, Vietnam, Poland, South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.

Source: The Nation December 09, 2021 07:28 UTC