In Estonia, doctors have identified two cases of coronavirus infection with suspicion of a new strain of Omicron.
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 6 , December , 2021 | International News
In the first case, the passenger arrived in Estonia from Dubai, in the second – from South Africa with a stop in Frankfurt. Both passengers received a positive test result on Friday and are in self-isolation of the house.
They found an inherent mutation of the Omicron strain of the s-gene, but in order to finally confirm the result, the samples were sequenced.
The Department of Health contacted both passengers, drew a map of their route and established possible contacts. Both patients were vaccinated.
A passenger from South Africa arrived via Frankfurt on December 1. A passenger from Dubai arrived on December 2.
The Department of Health will provide additional information on Monday afternoon.
Let’s add
The first person infected with strain B. 1.1.529 was recently detected in Botswana. According to the local radio station SABC, this is a South African citizen. On November 26, the World Health Organization named the new strain COVID-19 the Greek letter Omicron. The organization described the new option as a matter of concern.
The new strain has already been identified in several European countries, the United States, Israel, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada and Australia. Many countries have begun restricting or banning travel from South Africa to curb the spread of this option.
Source: Ukrgate
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