Australia has identified its seventh case of the Omicron coronavirus in a traveler who arrived in the country last week, health authorities said Wednesday.
A statement from New South Wales Health said the traveler — who was fully vaccinated — had recently visited southern Africa and landed in Sydney from Qatar on November 25. The traveler tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday and is isolating in Sydney.
At least five passengers on the same flight — QR908 from Doha to Sydney on November 25 — have tested positive for Covid-19, according to NSW Health. Investigations into the positive cases are ongoing, but so far include two confirmed Omicron infections.
The traveler had visited a pharmacy in the state of New South Wales before testing positive for the virus.
Effective Tuesday, all travelers arriving in New South Wales who have been in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Malawi during the 14-day period before their arrival must undergo hotel quarantine for 14 days, irrespective of their vaccination status.
There are now seven confirmed cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in Australia — six in New South Wales, and one in the Northern Territory.
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