The first two cases of the Omicron variant were detected on Thursday in Karnataka, India, Lav Agarwal, the Joint Secretary of India's Union Health Ministry said in a press briefing.
The first case of the Omicron variant was also confirmed by Greece's Health Minister Thanos Plevris.
The case is a Greek citizen who recently traveled from South Africa in Crete.
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