A senior Botswana health official said on Tuesday that 16 out of the total 19 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant detected in the country were asymptomatic, and it was "unfair" to treat the country as ground zero of the new variant.
By Promit Mukherjee and Siyanbonga Sishi JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A senior Botswana health official said on Tuesday that 16 out of the total 19 cases .
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -A senior Botswana health official said on Tuesday that 16 of the total 19 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant detected in the country were asymptomatic, while President Mokgweetsi Masisi said travel bans on its citizens were unfair and unjustified.
Omicron was in UK for at least four days prior to South Africa warning the world of the new variant with nine cases in Scotland traced back to before the UK introduced travel restrictions.
Botswana officials say 16 out of the 19 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant detected in the country have been asymptomatic while others had mild symptoms.