Health officials said on Wednesday that Australia had identified its seventh case of the Omicron coronavirus in a traveler who had arrived in the country last week.
A statement from New South Wales Health said the traveler – who was fully vaccinated – had recently visited southern Africa and arrived in Sydney from Qatar on 25 November. The passenger tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday and is in isolation in Sydney.
At least five passengers on the same flight – QR908 from Doha to Sydney on 25 November – have tested positive for COVID-19, according to NSW Health. Positive cases are under investigation, but so far include two confirmed Omicron infections.
The traveler had visited a pharmacy in the state of New South Wales before testing positive for the virus.
Effective Tuesday, all travelers arriving in New South Wales who have been in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Malawi during the 14-day period prior to their arrival will be subject to 14 days of hotel quarantine. will undergo, regardless of their vaccination status.
There are now seven confirmed cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in Australia – six in New South Wales and one in the Northern Territory.
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