Cuba detects first Omicron case - state media ACN

Cuba has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a person who had traveled from Mozambique, Cuban state media agency ACN reported late on Wednesday.

The traveler, a health worker that resides in Cuba's Pinar del Rio province, returned to the Caribbean island on Nov. 27 and tested positive for COVID-19 the following day, according to the ACN report.

Health officials are monitoring the traveler's contacts since arriving in Cuba, ACN said.

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