A total of ten Omicron patients were found in a factory in Mingaladon Township, Yangon Region, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on February 2.

According to the statement, the MOH has identified suspected laboratory samples of COVID-19 mutants that may have been infected with the new variant of COVID-19 virus at National Health Laboratory on February 2 and ten of the lab samples were found infected with new Omicron variant.

The ten patients are from a factory in Mingaladon Township and three of them are being treated at the designated hospital. The other seven patients are being treated separately and in good health. Strict quarantine and laboratory tests are being stepped up for those who have close contact with them.

As of February 2, a total of 320 people had been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron.

The ministry is continuously monitoring the COVID-19 virus, and is providing timely information on the detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron in Myanmar.