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Oman reported its first two cases of the Omicron variant on Monday, the highly transmissible coronavirus mutation spreading rapidly across the globe. Oman’s ministry of health said the two individuals who tested positive for Omicron had “returned from travel”, implying that the cases were not the result of community transmission. The two individuals are now stable and being subject to further health checks, according to the Times of Oman. “The Ministry announces the registration of the first two cases of the Omicron mutant variant in citizens who returned from travel,” read a statement from Om…