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Brazil confirms third case of coronavirus Omicron variant

SAO PAULO, Dec 1 — The state government of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous state, today reported the country’s third known case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a passenger coming from Ethiopia, according to a note from the state health secretariat.

The asymptomatic 29-year-old traveler, who had received two doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, arrived at Sao Paulo’s international airport on Saturday and tested positive for Covid-19, the statement said. — Reuters

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