In Ukraine, 5 new cases of highly contagious coronavirus strain “Omicron” have been detected, a total of six cases have been identified .
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 29 , December 2021 | Health
“As of December 28, 5 new cases of coronavirus of the Omicron strain have been detected in Ukraine,” the statement reads.
Details
The Ministry of Health reminded that the first case was confirmed on December 18 in the Main Reference Laboratory of the Center for Public Health with the help of a sequencer. And five new ones are at the Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. L.V. Gromashevsky.
Thus, a total of six cases of Omicron strain were detected, two in Kyiv and two in Kyiv oblast, one each in Lviv and Dnipro. Two women and four men were among the patients. Three returned from “Abroad (in Germany, Poland and the United Arab Emirates). The first patient suffered the disease easily and has already received a negative test result,” the Ministry of Health said.
An epidemiological investigation into new cases and a survey of contact persons is under way.
Addition
To minimize the risk of infection with the new strain, the Ministry of Health advises to refrain from traveling to countries where the coronavirus of the Omicron strain is prevalent.
On December 3, Ukraine introduced mandatory self-isolation for returnees from countries where a new strain of coronavirus, Omicron, is spreading rapidly. These are the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Kingdom of Esvatini, the Republic of Mozambique and the Republic of Malawi.
Source: Ukrgate
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