Canada reports 15 cases of Omicron variant

Canada has discovered a total of 15 cases of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19

OTTAWA, 4th December, 2021 (Reuters/ WAM)

Canada has discovered a total of 15 cases of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 and severe illness trends across the country could start to rise again, public health officials said on Friday.

The federal government said it backed a recommendation of a national advisory board on immunisations that all adults above 50 should receive a booster shot six months after completion of a vaccine series.

Ottawa announced last week it will require people arriving by air from all nations except the United States to take a COVID-19 test, and it expanded a ban on travellers from southern Africa to cover 10 nations.