LONDON (Bywire News) – On Monday, Scotland reported six cases of Omicron, some of which were not at all linked to travel in South Africa. This has raised concerns over whether or not the new COVID-19 variant has begun spreading through the community.
Earlier, Britain had confirmed three cases of the new strain, reinforcing the point made by the World Health Organisation that the variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a “very high” risk for a rise in infections.
The United Kingdom collectively has restricted all travel to southern Africa, where the variant was initially detected, to try and slow it down.
John Swinney, Scotland’s deputy First Minister, said to BBC radio, “On some of the cases involved, we are satisfied that there is no travel history or travel connection with southern Africa,”
“So that means that it is likely that …Omicron …is circulating within the community.”
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