Ireland eyes 10 suspected Omicron cases

By Padraic Halpin
Updated November 30 2021 - 6:18am, first published 6:15am
Irish officials say it is likely that they will be confirming Omicron infections in coming days.
Irish officials say it is likely that they will be confirming Omicron infections in coming days.

Ireland is studying more than 10 suspected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant after initial tests showed they had a trait distinguishing it from the dominant Delta variant, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says.

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