South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “India reports first Omicron variant cases despite tightened travel restrictions” – below is their description.
India has confirmed its first two cases of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The patients has arrived from overseas on December 2, 2021, according to India’s Health Ministry officials who did not indicate which countries they had visited or their vaccination status. India has classified 11 countries as being “at risk” in response to the new strain, and travellers from those countries are being tested after they arrive in India. Omicron was first reported in South Africa on November 24, and has now been spread to at least 30 countries across the globe.
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