HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a person who had traveled from Mozambique, Cuban state media agency ACN reported late on Wednesday.
The traveler, a health worker that resides in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province, returned to the Caribbean island on Nov. 27 and tested positive for COVID-19 the following day, according to the ACN report.
Health officials are monitoring the traveler’s contacts since arriving in Cuba, ACN said.
(Reporting by Nelson Gonzalez, Writing by Dave Sherwood; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
