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Kenya detects 3 cases of Omicron variant

Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.

Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe during a Consultative High Level Meeting at Sarova Whitesands in Mombasa on December 15, 2021. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG

By  EUNICE OMOLLO

Kenya has detected its first three cases of the Omicron variant among travellers, Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said on Wednesday.

Named a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation, Omicron has been said to spread fast. But, so far, it does not lead to severe disease.

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