Coronavirus cases are surging across Australia as the outbreak of the omicron variant is exploding, prompting Morrison to schedule an emergency national cabinet meeting. CAIRO — Libyan health authorities said they have identified Wednesday the country’s first cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnia has confirmed the presence of the omicron variant of the new coronavirus in the Balkan country. The new coronavirus cases have still been on a decline after reaching a record high in late November. “Omicron is now the dominant variant in terms of new infections,” Health Minister Thanos Plevris said during a livestreamed briefing.

Source: Libya Today December 29, 2021 17:58 UTC