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Probable Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Quarantine Hotel, Hong Kong, China, November 2021
Document Type
article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 460-462 (2022)
Subject
COVID-19
coronavirus disease
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
coronaviruses¸ viruses
respiratory infections
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
Abstract
We report detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) in an asymptomatic, fully vaccinated traveler in a quarantine hotel in Hong Kong, China. The Omicron variant was also detected in a fully vaccinated traveler staying in a room across the corridor from the index patient, suggesting transmission despite strict quarantine precautions.