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Omicron COVID-19: President Ramaphosa visits Aso Rock
The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has arrived at the Nigeria Presidential Villa, Abuja , he was received by President Muhammadu Buhari.
President Ramaphosa arrived at the Presidential Villa at around 10 am on Wednesday. He thereafter inspected a guard of honour and was treated to a 21-gun salute.
His visit to the Villa is coming hours after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed the first three cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria, saying they are linked to passengers from South Africa.
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on 24 November 2021.
