<p>Authorities in Pakistan have detected the first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the South Asian nation, a provincial health ministry official told <em>Reuters </em>on Thursday.</p>.<p>The spokesperson in the southern province of Sindh said the infection was found in an unvaccinated patient being treated at a private hospital in Pakistan's most populous city of Karachi.</p>.<p>The patient had travelled abroad, said the official, who gave no details of the location, but added that contact tracing was underway.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>Authorities in Pakistan have detected the first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the South Asian nation, a provincial health ministry official told <em>Reuters </em>on Thursday.</p>.<p>The spokesperson in the southern province of Sindh said the infection was found in an unvaccinated patient being treated at a private hospital in Pakistan's most populous city of Karachi.</p>.<p>The patient had travelled abroad, said the official, who gave no details of the location, but added that contact tracing was underway.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>