Turkish President says contracted Omicron variant of coronavirus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced that he contracted the Omicron strain of coronavirus.

"Today, the result of our COVID-19 test, which I had with my wife after mild symptoms, came back positive. Thankfully, we have a mild illness, which we learned to be the Omicron variant," Erdogan said on Twitter,

The Turkish President further said that he will continue working from home.

( With inputs from ANI )

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