Canada reported this Sunday, November 28, that it has detected its first cases of the new omicron variant of coronavirus in two travelers who had recently been to Nigeria. With this the first positives have been detected in the American continent.
Both patients are in isolation in Ottawa, while public health authorities track their contacts, the Ontario provincial government said in a statement cited by AFP.
The greatest concern is currently in Europe. The United Kingdom Government has already convened an urgent meeting of Health Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7, most developed economies) for this Monday, to address the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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“Under the British presidency, an urgent meeting of G7 Health Ministers has been convened on Monday, November 29 to discuss the evolution of the omicron”Said in a brief statement the Health and Social Care portfolio, led by Sajid Javid.
The Group of Seven, possibly meeting virtually, is made up of the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, in addition to the European Union as a guest.
The omicron variant, which led many countries to suspend flights to southern Africa – where it was initially identified – worries the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the thirty mutations it presents and its apparent greater transmissibility and risk of reinfection .
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The United Kingdom confirmed this Sunday that it has so far detected three infections of this type, all connected with travel from southern Africa, and is investigating other possible contacts.
The British Government announced the first measures it will take to curb the spread of the omicron, which include the reintroduction of masks in some closed spaces, PCR testing when returning from abroad, including for those vaccinated and accelerating the booster dose of the vaccine.
Many countries have already suspended or restricted flights with African nations to prevent the spread of omicron around the world.
With information from EFE
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