The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed three more cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19.
This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant detected in Nigeria to six.
Three cases had earlier been announced on December 1.
According to the statement, all the Omicron cases so far were detected in persons with recent travel history to South Africa in November.
