The latest news from Omicron! The United States, Saudi Arabia and other five countries are the first

Original title: Omicron's latest news! The United States, Saudi Arabia and other five countries are the first cases, South Korea reported 5 cases, Portugal confirmed 19 cases... Involving at least 23 countries and regions
Edited by: Peng Shuiping
According to CCTV news, on December 1 local time, who held a press conference on the Omicron strain. Who director general Tan Desai said at the meeting that the Omicron mutant strain has attracted global attention. At present, the strain has been found in at least 23 countries and regions around the world.
Tan Desai said that Botswana and South Africa were the first countries to detect and report new mutants. They should not be punished for doing the right thing. Tandesse called on all States to take reasonable, proportionate and comprehensive measures to deal with this situation. He suggested that effective measures should be taken to prevent it. The effective methods to deal with delta strain also apply to Omicron strain.
Source: CCTV news
Maria van khoff, technical director of the WHO health emergency project, said that it is too early to determine the transmission rate, infectivity and whether the Omicron strain will lead to more serious diseases. The information is still updated and the research is still in progress.
Maria van khoff stressed that the current vaccine protection rate is still very strong, which can greatly reduce severe and death cases. She called for greater vaccination, including universal vaccination and booster shots. Maria van khoff said that at present, there is no evidence that the vaccine loses its protective effect on the Omicron strain. I hope people will not panic.
Omicron strain has attracted global attention, and many countries have taken measures to strengthen response
According to CCTV news, on December 1, some countries reported cases of Omicron virus infection. Among them, South Korea reported 5 cases of Omicron infection, and Japan found the second case of Omicron infection. The United States, Ghana and other countries have reported the first case of Omicron virus infection.
On December 1, the epidemic prevention department of South Korea reported 5 cases of Omicron virus infection. According to Yonhap, the patients infected with Omicron virus include a Korean couple who recently entered from Nigeria and friends who have had close contact with the couple, and the other two cases are overseas immigrants.

The Japanese government announced on December 1 that a man in his 20s who came to Japan from Peru was confirmed to be infected with the Omicron strain, which is the second case of infection with the strain found in Japan. The man arrived in Japan on November 27 and was confirmed to be infected with the strain during the entry test. On December 1, Japan further tightened its entry policy and announced that 10 countries, including South Africa, Angola and Namibia, had Japanese residency qualifications, and their permission to return to Japan would be suspended in principle from December 2. Airlines will stop accepting all international flight reservations with Japan as the destination from December 1 to the end of the month.

The Brazilian Health Department reported the third case of Omicron virus infection on December 1. According to Reuters, the third infected patient was tested positive after arriving at Sao Paulo International Airport from Ethiopia, and then was diagnosed with the strain. The health department said that all three patients infected with the Omicron strain had completed vaccination.
The first case of Omicron virus appeared in the United States, Saudi Arabia and other five countries
Novel coronavirus pneumonia was discovered in California in December 1st, the first American case of infection with the Foch strain was reported in December 1st. The test was positive in November 22nd.
Fudge said that after the confirmation of the public health department in San Francisco, California and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the virus source of the infected person was the mutant strain Omicron. It is reported that the infected people have completed the new crown vaccination. At present, they have mild infection symptoms and have been self isolated. Health institutions have contacted all close contacts of the infected people, and all close contacts have tested negative at present.

On the afternoon of December 1, the Ministry of health of Saudi Arabia announced that the first case of infection with Omicron virus was found in Saudi Arabia. Recently, relevant symptoms appeared after returning to Saudi Arabia from North African countries, and then it was confirmed to be infected with Omicron virus. Saudi Arabia is also the first Arab country to announce the discovery of cases of infection with the Omicron strain. The Saudi Ministry of Health said it was assessing the possibility of re tightening prevention and control measures.
In addition, Ghana, Nigeria and Ireland announced on December 1 that they had found the first case of infection with Omicron virus in their territory.
Portugal has confirmed 19 cases of infection with Omicron variant virus
According to CCTV news, citing Portuguese media on December 1 local time, the Portuguese Ministry of health confirmed on the same day that 19 cases of Omicron variant virus infection have been confirmed in the country, and several suspected cases of this variant virus infection await confirmation.
Up to now, all cases of Omicron variant virus infection in the country are related to the concentrated infection in the beren football club.
In order to prevent the import of Omikron, Thailand tracks tourists from Africa for further testing
In December 1st, the Thailand COVID-19 management center informed that since November 1st, Thailand had resumed its international tourist reception, as of November 30th, 133061 international travelers entered Thailand through major international airports, and 171 COVID-19 infected persons were found in the entry detection link, accounting for 0..13%。
Phuket health and epidemic prevention department informed the same day that 130 passengers from the above eight high-risk African countries entered Phuket from November 15 to December 1, but no infected person was found after screening.
Since November 1st, visitors from 46 countries and regions have only received 1 COVID-19 nucleic acid tests after entering Thailand, and have been staying in the hotel for 24 hours. However, African countries have not been included in the above list of 46 isolation free Thai tourist source countries, and since December 1, Thailand has banned tourists from 8 countries with high risk of Omikron transmission. At present, no one infected with Omicron virus has been found in Thailand.
Source: Daily Economic News comprehensive CCTV news
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