Omicron: 9 more cases detected, 30 in Bangladesh so far

Nine more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been detected in Bangladesh, taking the total tally to 30 till today, according to GISAID, the global database for genomic data on the coronavirus.

The latest cases were reported to GISAID today by icddr,b in Dhaka.

Earlier, one Omicron case was detected in the country on January 8 and ten cases were detected on January 6.

On December 9, the country's first two Omicron cases were reported.