Rwanda has confirmed six cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the health ministry said, as it pushed for authorities in the small East African country to urge people to get vaccinated.

“All arriving passengers must quarantine for three days at a designated hotel at their own cost,” the cabinet of ministers said in a resolution, adding that it had suspended nightclub operations and live band entertainment.

Some 40 per cent of the Rwandan population have received two vaccine doses and it has started issuing booster shots, according to a Reuters report.