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Namibia records 18 cases of Omicron

A medical worker takes samples for Covid-19 testing.

A medical worker takes samples for Covid-19 testing. Namibia has detected 18 cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain in the country. PHOTO | AFP

By  Arnaldo Vieira

Contributor

Nation Media Group

Namibia has detected 18 cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain in the country, President Hage Geingob announced Monday during a Covid-19 public briefing.

“It is not time to panic,” he said.

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