Omicron Brazil variant, two possible cases: they would be the first in South America

Omicrom variant, two possible cases discovered in Brazil: they would be the first in South America. Brazilian health authority Anvisa today reported the discovery of two “preliminary” cases of the coronavirus variant Omicron in a traveler from South Africa, where it was first detected, and his wife. Positive samples from the two Brazilians will now be sent for further laboratory analysis, Anvisa said in a statement. If confirmed, it would be the first Omicron cases in Latin America. The passenger arrived at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo on November 23, with a negative coronavirus test. Two days later, he and his wife returned to the airport for the new tests needed to catch a flight back to South Africa, but both tested positive.