41 new Omicron cases detected in Sri Lanka

1 January 2022, 12:20 pm
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The double figure cases of highly infectious Covid 19 variant were reported since the first case of Omicron was detected from an unvaccinated Sri Lankan female who had returned from Nigeria on December 3.

Amidst severe warnings by health experts and medical practitioners, Sri Lanka on Friday reported 41 news cases of Covid’s Omicron variant taking its tally to 45.

In a Twitter message, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, Director of the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sri Jayewardenepura announced that his laboratory had identified 41 new cases of the fast spreading variant of Covid-19.

The double figure cases of highly infectious Covid 19 variant were reported since the first case of Omicron was detected from an unvaccinated Sri Lankan female who had returned from Nigeria on December 3.

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