Phnom Penh (FN), Nov. 27 – The B.1.1.529 COVID19 variant (“Omicron”) was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on 24 November 2021.

“The first known confirmed Omicron infection was from a specimen collected on 9 November 2021. Infections in South Africa have increased steeply in recent weeks, coinciding with detection of this new variant. There is a high risk that Omicron will be imported and soon found in the Cambodian community in this highly interconnected world,” according to WHO’s press release seen by Fresh News on Saturday.

“Cambodia should be concerned about the newly detected Variant of Concern Omicron despite the high COVID19 vaccination coverage”, said Dr Li Ailan, WHO Representative to Cambodia, “Everyone should be ready for a possible surge, and we should continue to learn and adjust our response measures.”

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