The Well being Ministry in Cyprus introduced on Friday that the Omicron variant was detected in 28 samples.
The circumstances have been detected following a sequencing course of by the Institute of Neurology and Genetics and NIPD lab in addition to an intensive evaluation of information by the Molecular Virology Lab of the College of Cyprus.
Specifically eight circumstances confirmed as Omicron by the Institute of Neurology and Genetics and are contacts of the primary 5 Omicron circumstances confirmed final week and had a journey background.
5 are college students who attended the college journey in Scotland, and three are their relations. All these circumstances have been “attainable Omicron circumstances” since December tenth and have been instructed to remain in quarantine.
Twenty circumstances have been confirmed by NIPD Lab and the Molecular Virology Lab of Cyprus College. Twelve are contacts of the 5 first circumstances in Cyprus of which 5 are college students and 1 is a trainer who have been on a faculty journey and the remaining 6 are their relations. All these circumstances have been additionally instructed on December tenth to isolate. Eight circumstances are linked to travelling.