Japan has confirmed its first case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, government officials said Tuesday as scientists race to determine how transmissible it is and whether it can evade immunity from vaccines or previous infection.A man in his 30s was found to be infected with the heavily mutated strain, which was first reported by South Africa last week, after arriving from Namibia at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sunday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a press conference.The World Health Organization has designated the Omicron variant a "variant of concern," warnin…READ FULL ARTICLE
