The Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed on Saturday that two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant were detected in the country, noting that the two cases had come from Africa.
The new Omicron version, which was discovered initially in South Africa, has heightened global anxieties because it is thought to be more deadly than the delta variant.
The World Health Organization (WHO) designated it as a ‘variant of concern’ on Friday.
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