Passengers on a flight that landed in Japan with an Omicron-infected traveler onboard have a very low possibility of testing positive for the new strain, the country’s health minister reportedly said, despite early data elsewhere suggesting the new variant has a higher reinfection rate compared to the likes of Delta. Data on the variant is still limited, but the World Health Organization has classified Omicron as a “variant of concern” due to concerns that it could become more contagious and evade the protection of existing vaccines. Japan’s Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto on Tuesday said that aircraft passengers are not at a high risk of infection from Omicron after the ministry found that only 0.1 to 0.2 percent of passengers on board a plane with an Omicron-infected traveler were infected with the new variant. The aforementioned percentage is comparable to those who only tested positive for Omicron after going through quarantine …