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Senegal records first Omicron case in tourist who attended demonstration

Published: 05 Dec 2021 - 02:13 pm | Last Updated: 05 Dec 2021 - 02:22 pm
Peninsula

Reuters

DAKAR: Senegal has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a tourist who attended a demonstration in the capital Dakar last month with about 300 people of varying nationalities, testing lab IRESSEF said on Sunday.
The 58-year-old man was visiting from another West African country and tested positive when leaving Senegal on Friday. He is under quarantine and has no symptoms, the lab said in a statement. (Reporting by Diadie Ba; Writing by Edward McAllister; Editing by David Clarke)