Tag: omicron

Romania on Friday introduced new travel restrictions and isolation measures for people entering the country as officials seek to avert another health care crisis following the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Romania, a European Union country of about 19 million, faced its deadliest period of the pandemic through October and November and has so far confirmed three cases of omicron, which is thought to be more contagious than the previous coronavirus variant. All three of Romania’s omicron cases have been detected in people connected with a government repatriation flight from South Africa to Bucharest at the end ... Read more