Two cases of the quickly-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been reported in Canada, officials confirmed Sunday.
Both cases were reported in the province of Ontario with individuals who had recently traveled to Africa.
“Today, the province of Ontario has confirmed two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Ottawa, both of which were reported in individuals with recent travel from Nigeria. Ottawa Public Health is conducting case and contact management and the patients are in isolation,”officials said in a statement.
The potentially more infectious variant of the virus is now right across the northern border from the United States, where no cases have yet been confirmed. White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has suggested that the variant may already be spreading domestically.
Canada implemented new travel restrictions from several African countries on Friday, notably not including Nigeria where officials said the two omicron-infected patients had traveled from.
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