Health Information: Detection Of COVID-19 Variant ‘Omicron’

Ministry of Health released information on detection of the COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’.

The information states that the Ministry is continuously conducting “COVID-19 Molecular Disease Surveillance”, and releasing information on the detection of COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’ from those who return by relief flights. The two laboratory samples of the COVID-19 virus of the returnees were sent to the No (1) Defence Services General Hospital (1000-bed) on January 12 and the COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’ was found.

These two Myanmar nationals had tested positive for Omicron as they returned from India by the relief flight and have been admitted to designated hospitals for medical treatment - the passengers who returned together with them now undergo quarantine and lab tests.