Danish concert-goer confirmed infected with Omicron variant
Pandemic measures signage is seen in a fitness center as lockdown restrictions were partially eased in Copenhagen, on May 6, 2021 amid the ongoing coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. AFP FILE PHOTO
COPENHAGEN — A person infected with the new Omicron coronavirus variant participated in a large concert on Saturday, the Danish Patient Safety Authority said on Wednesday.
The person was one of 1,600 people attending a concert with Danish DJ Martin Jensen in the northern city of Aalborg on Saturday.
Denmark has already confirmed four cases of the new Omicron variant, all of whom had traveled to South Africa.
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A spokesperson for the Danish Patient Safety Authority could not verify if the infected concert-goer had been traveling.
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