Tunisia Reports 1St Case Of Omicron COVID-19 Variant

23 year old passenger traveling from Democratic Republic of Congo placed in quarantine, says health minister.

Tunisia has reported its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant, health minister announced on Friday.
Speaking on state television, Ali Mrabet said a 23-year-old passenger travelling from the Democratic Republic of Congo was diagnosed with the variant.
He further noted the person in question was placed in quarantine at a location dedicated for the COVID-19 patients.
According to the official data, over 25,320 people in Tunisia have so far lost their lives due to COVID-19, whereas the tally of cases in the country neared 718,000.
The country has a population of some 12 million and more than 4 million of them have received two vaccine doses.
*Writing by Ali Murat Alhas -