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WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.4 variant at the border amid 12,699 community cases during the weekend, said the Ministry of Health on Sunday.
A person who has travelled from overseas to New Zealand has been confirmed as having the BA.4 variant of Omicron. This is the first known detection of the variant in New Zealand," the ministry said in a statement.
Two other sub-variants of Omicron, the BA.2.12.1 and the BA 2.12.2, have also been detected in two returnees for the first time in New Zealand from travellers arriving in April, Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry.
https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2022/05/...qplwFSciR8UHEPU
A person who has travelled from overseas to New Zealand has been confirmed as having the BA.4 variant of Omicron. This is the first known detection of the variant in New Zealand," the ministry said in a statement.
Two other sub-variants of Omicron, the BA.2.12.1 and the BA 2.12.2, have also been detected in two returnees for the first time in New Zealand from travellers arriving in April, Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry.
https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2022/05/...qplwFSciR8UHEPU
