Omicron outbreak at Norway Christmas party is biggest outside S Africa

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Everyone was vaccinated and tested negative before the event.

At least 13 people in Oslo have been infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus following a corporate Christmas party described as a"super spreader event", and their numbers could rise to over 60 cases, authorities said on Friday.

The outbreak took place at a Christmas party on Nov 26 organised by renewable energy company Scatec, which has operations in South Africa where the variant was first detected.

 

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