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We have not seen the Omicron variant here in Hawaiʻi as of this morning, but we are closely monitoring the situation and will identify the variant as early as possible should it show up here.”
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US detects first case of Omicron variant in person who returned from South Africa - The first known US case was a fully vaccinated person in California who returned from South Africa on Nov 22 and tested positive seven days later.
The United States announced its first confirmed case of Omicron variant of coronavirus on Wednesday. The variant has been detected in a fully vaccinated traveler who had recently returned from South Africa.