“A citizen of Ghana living in Chile is the first case of the omicron strain.
It was discovered after a PCR test at the airport upon arrival on November 25, ”the agency said in a statement on Twitter.
It is noted that the passenger had a negative test result for coronavirus in his hands, but a second examination at the airport confirmed the fact of infection.
The newcomer was also vaccinated with two doses of Pfizer.
The United States previously reported on the detection of the omicron strain of coronavirus infection in ten states.
According to the American Johns Hopkins University, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the world has reached 264,836,730.