BSS
  01 Dec 2021, 11:52

Brazil confirms Latin America's first Omicron cases

  SAO PAULO, Dec 1, 2021 (BSS/AFP) - Brazil's Sao Paulo state government on
Tuesday announced two confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant, the first
in Latin America, after travelers from South Africa tested positive.

  "The confirmation was made after genetic sequencing," the state government
said in a statement.