Genomic testing has confirmed two overseas travellers who arrived in Sydney, Australia, from southern Africa have been infected with the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. Both passengers arrived on Saturday night and are in isolation in the Special Health Accommodation. Both are fully vaccinated. The two passengers were among 14 people from southern Africa who arrived on Qatar Airways QR908, Doha to Sydney, with the remaining 12 undertaking 14 days of hotel quarantine. The confirmation follows a warning by the state NSW premier that the pandemic is not over after the two confirmed cases tested positive on arrival. Some 29 people who had been in one of the nine southern African countries subject to elevated restrictions touched down in Sydney across two flights on Saturday evening. They have all been sent to hotel quarantine. All passengers on the Qatar Airways flight are now classified as close contacts and must isolate for …