Ukraine reports its first case of Omicron coronavirus variant
The infected person recently returned to Ukraine from the United Arab Emirates
A health worker stands near an ambulance with a COVID-19 patient as they wait in the queue at a hospital for people infected with coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 9, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
KYIV:
Ukraine has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said on Saturday.
The infected person recently returned to Ukraine from the United Arab Emirates, Lyashko said on Facebook.
So far Ukraine has reported 3.6 million cases of Covid-19 and 92,929 deaths.