Ghana Says It Has Detected Omicron Variant in at Airport

Ghana Says It Has Detected Omicron Variant in at Airport
A general view of the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, on Sept. 2, 2020. Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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ACCRA, Ghana—Ghana says that its scientists have detected cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in passengers who arrived in the country on Nov. 21.

The cases were detected at the Kotoka International Airport in the capital, Accra, after tests were conducted on incoming passengers, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said Wednesday.