First case of omicron COVID-19 variant confirmed in Alberta, Hinshaw says – CBC

Traveller was returning from Nigeria and the Netherlands

Nov 30, 2021

Alberta’s first case of the omicron variant has been confirmed in a traveller who returned to the province from Nigeria and the Netherlands.

“I’m reporting we have now one confirmed case of the omicron variant in Alberta,” Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, told a news conference Tuesday.

“This case has been confirmed in a returning traveller from Nigeria and the Netherlands.

“The individual tested positive while asymptomatic and I can confirm this individual has not left quarantine since their arrival from international travel.”

Hinshaw said household members have been notified and measures are in place to prevent onward transmission, she said.

“I don’t want Albertans to be alarmed. As I mentioned [Monday], we anticipated the arrival of this variant in the province eventually based on what we’ve seen from previous strains of COVID-19,” she said.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/deena-hinshaw-covid-19-alberta-1.6268276