Rwanda confirms six cases of Omicron

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A healthcare worker holds a syringe and a vial with vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Jean Bizimana.

Rwanda health ministry has confirmed six cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, as it urged people to get vaccinated.

“All arriving passengers must quarantine for three days at a designated hotel at their own cost,” the cabinet of ministers said in a resolution on Tuesday.

The cabinet also added that it had suspended nightclub operations and live band entertainment.

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Some 40 per cent of the Rwandan population have received two vaccine doses and it has started issuing booster shots.

It registered 50 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with a positivity rate of 0.5 per cent.

Authorities last month suspended direct flights to and from southern Africa due to the new Omicron COVID-19 variant.

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