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MADRID: The third case of infection with the new strain of Covid-19, Omicron, has been confirmed in Spain – in the Balearic Islands, health authorities said.
“The microbiology laboratory of the Son Espaces University Hospital today confirmed a positive result of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 strain through a special PCR test,” the health council of the Balearic Islands government said in a statement.
The first two cases of the new strain were previously confirmed in Madrid.
In all three cases, coronavirus was diagnosed in travellers from South Africa.
“The microbiology laboratory of the Son Espaces University Hospital today confirmed a positive result of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 strain through a special PCR test,” the health council of the Balearic Islands government said in a statement.
The first two cases of the new strain were previously confirmed in Madrid.
In all three cases, coronavirus was diagnosed in travellers from South Africa.
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