COVID-19: Ghana confirms two cases of Omicron variants

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variants  has been recorded in the country.

The Director General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kumah Aboagye told the media on Wednesday, December 1 that two cases have been detected as of today.

The first was recorded on November 21, 2021.

“There is the emergence of the new variant and I must say, through the robust testing at the Kotoka International Airport Ghana has detected the Omicron variant already and the cases have come mainly from Nigeria and South Africa. The very first case that was detected during our sequencing was on the 21 of November,” Dr Kumah Aboagye said.

Mr Kumah Aboagye noted the variants have not been detected in the Ghanaian communities.

However, expressed fear of a potential spread in the community “if someone has omicron and it’s incubating it will not be detected at the airport”.

COVID-19  Omicron variant

The Omicron variant, a new strain of the deadly COVID-19 disease with high transmission rate was first detected in South Africa and has since spread to other part of the world.

So far some 22 countries have recorded the new variant with Ghana being the latest to announce it has recorded two.

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom have all recorded cases of  the Omicron variants.

South Africa, however tops with 77 cases, UK with 22, Botswana, 19, Netherlands ,16 and Portugal with 13.

The rest of the countries have recorded single numbers.

COVID-19

The novel coronavirus disease, a deadly viral disease first begun in China in December 2019 and has since spread through all countries in the world with millions of lives lost to it.

Millions have also recovered.

Currently, countries across the world have began immunization against the disease.

Source: GhanaPlus.com