Five cases of Omicron strain have been reported in the US state of New York. This was announced on Twitter by the governor of the state Katie Gokul,
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“Five cases of Omicron have been confirmed in New York State,” the statement said.
Gokul urged residents not to panic.
“We knew that this strain was approaching, and we have the tools to curb its spread,” she added.
We will remind
The first case of infection with the Omina coronavirus strain in the United States was recorded on December 1. He was found in California.
It was reported that the patient was fully vaccinated, he came from South Africa.
Let’s add
On November 25, a new strain of coronavirus was discovered in South Africa – B.1.1.529.
On November 26, the World Health Organization named the strain the Greek letter Omicron.
Omicron has already been recorded in some European countries, Australia, Israel, Hong Kong, Japan, North and Latin America.
Source: Ukrgate
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