Omicron Variant: Nigeria records 3 more cases, total now six, says NCDC

*Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Tuesday stated that three additional cases of the variant had been discovered in the country

Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the discovery of three additional cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country.

The health regulatory agency last Wednesday detected the first three cases of the variant. However, with Tuesday’s discovery, the total number of the Omicron variant cases in Nigeria stands at six, according to NCDC.

ConsumerConnect reports Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General of the agency, in a statement issued Tuesday, December 7, 2021, had stated that three additional cases of the variant had been discovered in the country.

Dr. Adetifa stated: “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed three more cases of COVID-19 with the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, i.e., the Omicron variant, in Nigeria.

“In addition to the three cases announced earlier on 1st December 2021, this brings the total number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant detected in Nigeria to six .”

The NCDC also added that it had been notified by the United Kingdom (UK) of seven cases of the Omicron variant which were linked to passengers from the country.

Recall that Canada last week, after the North American country said it detected three cases with travel history to Nigeria, banned travellers from the West African country.

Likewsie, the United Kingdom Saturday, December 4, placed a travel ban on Nigeria following the discovery of 21 Omicron cases with travel history to Nigeria.

But the Federal Government and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum have described both Canada and UK’s travel ban as unfair and discriminatory against the country.