Israel’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that two passengers who arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday tested positive with a previously unseen mutation of Omicron strains.
Officials insist combinations of other Covid strains are not uncommon, but the presence of “stealth” BA.2 Omicron – one of the strains detected in the new mutation – has put them on alert.
It’s unconfirmed where the couple, who are in their 30s showing mild symptoms, caught the new mutation. BA.2 has also mutated with Delta in Israel this week.