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Japan detects first case of XE strain of Omicron
Japan's health ministry has confirmed the country's first case of the XE strain of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
The ministry said a woman in her 30s was found to be infected with the XE strain after she arrived in Japan from the United States on March 26.
The woman tested positive for the coronavirus at Narita Airport near Tokyo.
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases detected the XE strain through genetic sequencing tests using a sample collected from the woman.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220412_07/
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