Germany and Czech Republic detect suspected cases of new Omicron Covid strain
Germany and Czech Republic detect suspected cases of new Omicron Covid strain
Sequencing is still being carried out, but officials suspect the new strain is already in Germany (Picture: EPA)
The highly transmissible Omicron variant is likely to have reached Germany, a minister has said.
Kai Klose, social affairs minister in the western state of Hesse, tweeted: ‘Last night several Omicron-typical mutations were found in a traveller returning from South Africa.’
He said the…