New Zealand reports first Omicron case in Christchurch border facility
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16 December, 2021, 01:40 pm
Last modified: 16 December, 2021, 01:41 pm
The infected person came to New Zealand from Germany via Dubai
New Zealand's Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield attends a news conference on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Wellington, New Zealand, February 17, 2021. Picture taken February 17, 2021. Photo :Reuters
New Zealand reported its first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 at a state-run isolation facility in Christchurch, the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said on Thursday.
The infected person came to New Zealand from Germany via Dubai, he said.
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