Hong Kong reports two cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant


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[United Kingdom] Hong Kong reports two cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant Hong Kong, December 13 (Xinhua)-The Hong Kong Health Conservation Center (CHP) reported two additional cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Monday. The incident involved a 62-year-old man and a 50-year-old female who arrived together from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong on December 10, and was positive when they arrived at Hong Kong International Airport. Both patients were vaccinated twice with the COVID-19 vaccine and were asymptomatic. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed that the case carries the Omicron strain. So far, seven cases, including Omicron, have been detected in...