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Israel has confirmed its second case of the highly mutated Omicron coronavirus variant, the Health Ministry announced Sunday evening.
According to the ministry, the new strain has been detected in a woman from the central city of Ra'anana who has recently returned from a trip to South Africa.
Both patients and another man suspected to be carrying the virus have been sent to self-isolate in a designated quarantine hotel in Jerusalem.
Earlier on Sunday, the ministry reported that 14 people in Israel are suspected to be carrying the new bug, five of whom have tested positive overnight Sunday.