COVID-19 Omicron variant on Friday in a child under 12 from Vaughan.The region’s public health unit said the child returned to Canada from the southern African region on Nov.
22 and has been isolating since that time. The agency said their close contacts are also isolating. Durham Region detects its 1st confirmed case of Omicron variant Canada reported its first case of the Omicron variant on Nov.
28. The variant was recently declared the fifth variant of concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) since the pandemic began.Health officials are still unsure if Omicron is more transmissible but the WHO said it would have more data “within days.” COVID-19: 1 confirmed, 2 probable Omicron cases detected in Halton Region “York Region.