"The first probable case of the omicron option in Switzerland," RIA Novosti quoted the agency as saying.
It is noted that it was detected in a person who returned from South Africa about a week ago.
On November 25, it became known that scientists have identified a new strain of coronavirus in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, which could potentially become the most dangerous.
Later it was designated by the Greek letter "omicron".
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that scientists would collect all the necessary information about the new omicron coronavirus strain within two to three weeks.