Ontario will not be changing public health measures amid discovery of first Omicron variant cases
CTV
Ontario's top doctor said he wouldn't be surprised to discover more cases of the Omicron variant but doesn't see the province implementing further public health measures at this time.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore made the comments at a news conference on Monday morning, less than 24 hours after confirming two positive cases of the B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant, which was first detected in southern Africa.
The cases were found in two people from Ottawa who had returned from a trip to Nigeria.They are the first cases of the Omicron variant identified in Canada.
Moore added that four other possible cases exist in two people from Ottawa and two from the Hamilton area, however they are still waiting for the results of genome sequencing.
"We are investigating other cases so I would not be surprised if we find more in Ontario," Moore told reporters.
