Samples sequenced by the Ministry of Healtth and the Doherty Institute in Melbourne, were determined to be Omicron , the latest COVID-19 variant in circulation around the world.
The Ministry of Health’s Permanent Secretary, Doctor James Fong said Fiji has community transmission of both Omicron and Delta variants throughout the country.
He added that it explains the high number of cases recorded recently given the high transmissibility of the variant.
Health experts are warning it will become the dominant variant.
