{"id":37246,"date":"2021-12-02T00:03:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T00:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/?p=37246"},"modified":"2021-12-02T00:03:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T00:03:14","slug":"us-announces-first-omicron-case-in-traveller-returning-from-s-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/us-announces-first-omicron-case-in-traveller-returning-from-s-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"US announces first Omicron case in traveller returning from S.Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/559931688489059425\/profile_2.png);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>The Bangkok Post<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant had been detected in California, in a fully vaccinated traveller who had recently returned from South Africa and was recovering from mild symptoms. 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