After rescue teams administered first aid, he was transported to the hospital
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus was first detected in southern Africa last month and dubbed a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organisation.
Scientists are still gathering data to establish how contagious and severe it is.
Following is a snapshot by region of cases reported in recent days.
Region | Country | Number of cases |
Middle East | United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |
Israel | 3 | |
Europe | United Kingdom | 42 |
Switzerland | 2 | |
Sweden | 6 | |
Spain | 5 | |
Portugal | 13 | |
Norway | 5 | |
Netherlands | 14 | |
Italy | 1 | |
Ireland | 1 | |
Iceland | 1 | |
Greece | 1 | |
Germany | 7 | |
France | 2 | |
Finland | 1 | |
Denmark | 13 | |
Austria | 1 | |
Asia-Pacific | Sri Lanka | 1 |
South Korea | 6 | |
Singapore | 2 | |
Malaysia | 1 | |
India | 2 | |
Japan | 2 | |
Australia | 9 | |
Americas | United States | 10 |
Canada | 10 | |
Brazil | 3 | |
Africa | Zimbabwe | Unspecified number of cases |
South Africa | Infections spreading in seven of nine provinces | |
Nigeria | 3 | |
Mozambique | 2 | |
Ghana | 34 | |
Botswana | 19 |
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