Oman Registers First Case of New Virus Variant in Traveler From UK

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January 5th, 1:51pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oman Registers First Case of New Virus Variant in Traveler From UK

Oman has registered its first case of a highly contagious coronavirus variant that emerged in Britain, in a resident who arrived from the UK, the health ministry said on Tuesday The resident developed respiratory symptoms in quarantine, despite testing negative before traveling, the ministry said in a statement carried on Oman's state news agency. Oman reopened its land, air, and sea borders on Dec. 29, after a one-week shutdown over the new variant. A negative COVID-19 polymerase test is required for people arriving from abroad at any of Oman's airports.

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