Hong Kong records 3rd case of COVID variant found in southern Africa

Hong Kong has recorded its third case of a heavily mutated coronavirus strain discovered in southern Africa, health officials said Monday, amid international concerns that the new variant could drive a new wave of transmissions.At a press conference, the officials identified the third Omicron case as a 37-year-old man who arrived in Hong Kong from Nigeria last Wednesday.He was undergoing quarantine at a hotel and a sample collected on the third day after his arrival tested positive.Officials stressed that the variant had not spread into the community as all three cases were from quarantined…READ FULL ARTICLE