Saturday, November 27, 2021

Essex County confirms one of the two cases of Omicron variant in UK

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https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/new-covid-variant-south-africa-11-27-21/h_72469b4afb8ff24669ba8504c5423de6

Essex County confirms one of the two cases of Omicron variant in UK

From CNN’s Mia Alberti

The local government of the Essex Country Council confirmed Saturday that authorities have identified one case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in the area. 

The case was confirmed in Brentwood, around 50 miles from London, and is “linked to a single case from Nottingham involving international travel to South Africa,” the council said via Twitter, adding “the individuals who have so far tested positive, as well as all members of their households, are being re-tested and have been told to self-isolate while contact tracing is underway.”

Earlier today: Two cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in the United Kingdom, the country’s Secretary of State for Health Sajid Javid said on Saturday.

Javid tweeted that the two cases were linked and that there was a connection with travel to southern Africa.  

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