UAE detects first case of Omicron variant

Saudi Arabia also reported a case of the new variant of COVID-19.
Gaza vaccine
Residents wait to receive the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at the Sabha Al-Harazin Clinic on March 17, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. The Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine was donated by Moscow and the UAE. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/Getty Images) - Fatima Shbair/Getty Images
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Al-Monitor Staff

The United Arab Emirates reported its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 today. 

The variant was detected in an “African woman” who was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention said in a press release. 

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