Cyprus Mail
CyprusFeatured

Coronavirus: First three Omicron cases detected in Cyprus (updated)

a vial and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed eu flag and words "omicron sars cov 2" in this illustration taken
REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Health authorities said Friday they have identified three cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Limassol.

All three cases concerned Greek Cypriots who had returned from a trip abroad early this month. None of them need hospitalisation.

Reports suggested the three were pupils who tested negative upon their arrival but were found positive after exhibiting symptoms a few days later.

Sequencing had been carried out by the institute of neurology and genetics.

Follow the Cyprus Mail on Google News

Related Posts

Social worker service to be expanded

Rony J. El Daccache

Hundreds of birds dead in cage fire

Tom Cleaver

President urges swift progress on tax reform

Kyriacos Nicolaou

Verdict on Nicolaou’s death expected on May 10

Jonathan Shkurko

One in ten women of reproductive age in Cyprus have endometriosis

Iole Damaskinos

Anti-racism campaigner banned from north sparking criticism

Tom Cleaver