The Canadian government on Sunday, said it has detected two cases of COVID-19 omicron variant from persons who recently travelled from Nigeria into the country.
The Canadian government in a statement on Sunday, announced the detection of the new COVID19 variant.
Part of the statement reads, “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.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Government through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the deadly omicron variant of the coronavirus was yet to be detected in the country.
In a statement issued by Ifedayo Adetifa, the Director General of NCDC, on Sunday, asked Nigerians to go and get vaccinated and also adhere strictly to COVID19 health Advisory as a means of avoiding any spread of more deadly COVID-19 variant.
Adetifa said the Centre was on alert and engaging in country wide surveillance to check possible import of the new variants.