Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has reached all four Atlantic provinces, after Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday confirmed its first case of the mutation believed to be more infectious than Delta.But unlike the other three provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador did not make a link between its case of Omicron and the COVID-19 outbreak at a university in Nova Scotia.
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, chief medical officer of health, said the source of the infection has been linked to travel within Canada.“It spreads more easily from person to person,” Fitzgerald said of the new variant. “While Delta is still the predominant strain in Canada, it is likely only a matter of time before Omicron replaces it.” ‘The clocks are resetting’: Nova.