Officials from the South African Ministry of Health announced that the new Covid variant Omicron has caused a huge increase in infections across the country.
Officials from the South African Ministry of Health announced that the new Covid variant Omicron has caused a huge increase in infections across the country. In the last 24 hours, 8,500 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the country. Saying that this number was 4 thousand 300 the day before, the authorities shared that Omicron has become the dominant variant in South Africa.
Ministry of Health officials stated that there has been an increase in applications to the hospital due to Covid and that the majority of these applications are unvaccinated individuals.
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Emergency Director for Africa, Dr. Salam Gueye noted that vaccination rates in Africa are still dangerously low.
According to Bloomberg's report , South Africa is in talks with Pfizer and Merck to order Covid-19 pills.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Omicron variant has been detected in at least 24 countries worldwide. So what's the latest on the rapidly spreading Omicron variant?
First cases of Omicron registered in Finland, France, India and Greece
India, which is expected to announce new travel restrictions, foresees mandatory Covid tests for those arriving from 'risky countries'.
The country's largest city, Mumbai, imposed a seven-day quarantine requirement on Wednesday for all travelers arriving in India from risky countries.
The Delta variant, which is dominant in India, killed 200,000 people across the country between last April and June. In India, the country with the second highest number of cases in the world, the number of people infected with the disease has reached 34 million, according to official figures. Although it has been stated that 470 thousand people have died due to covid to date, it is also noted that the real number may be ten times this.
Of 600 passengers who came to the Netherlands from South Africa on Friday, 61 tested positive, and 13 of these people were found to have the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
However, studies have shown that the infectious virus variant was in circulation in the Netherlands at least 1 week before the official announcement.
GSK announced that the treatment it developed together with Vir is effective against the Omicron variant
The UK drug regulator has approved the antibody treatment, jointly developed by the pharmaceutical company GSK and the biotechnology company Vir, for patients with mild to moderate Covid-19 symptoms and at risk of developing severe disease. British pharmaceutical company GSK stated that the treatment it developed with Vir is effective against the Omicron variant.
The European Union's drug regulator also announced the beginning of a
Officials from the South African Ministry of Health announced that the new Covid variant Omicron has caused a huge increase in infections across the country. In the last 24 hours, 8,500 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the country. Saying that this number was 4 thousand 300 the day before, the authorities shared that Omicron has become the dominant variant in South Africa.
The number of registered coronavirus cases in the country a week ago was only 300.
Ministry of Health officials stated that there has been an increase in applications to the hospital due to Covid and that the majority of these applications are unvaccinated individuals.
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Emergency Director for Africa, Dr. Salam Gueye noted that vaccination rates in Africa are still dangerously low.
According to Bloomberg's report , South Africa is in talks with Pfizer and Merck to order Covid-19 pills.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Omicron variant has been detected in at least 24 countries worldwide. So what's the latest on the rapidly spreading Omicron variant?
First cases of Omicron registered in Finland, France, India and Greece
India, which is expected to announce new travel restrictions, foresees mandatory Covid tests for those arriving from 'risky countries'.
The country's largest city, Mumbai, imposed a seven-day quarantine requirement on Wednesday for all travelers arriving in India from risky countries.
The Delta variant, which is dominant in India, killed 200,000 people across the country between last April and June. In India, the country with the second highest number of cases in the world, the number of people infected with the disease has reached 34 million, according to official figures. Although it has been stated that 470 thousand people have died due to covid to date, it is also noted that the real number may be ten times this.
In the Netherlands, the country with the highest number of officially detected Omicron variants in Europe, the presence of the new variant was announced for the first time on Sunday.
Of 600 passengers who came to the Netherlands from South Africa on Friday, 61 tested positive, and 13 of these people were found to have the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
However, studies have shown that the infectious virus variant was in circulation in the Netherlands at least 1 week before the official announcement.
GSK announced that the treatment it developed together with Vir is effective against the Omicron variant
The UK drug regulator has approved the antibody treatment, jointly developed by the pharmaceutical company GSK and the biotechnology company Vir, for patients with mild to moderate Covid-19 symptoms and at risk of developing severe disease. British pharmaceutical company GSK stated that the treatment it developed with Vir is effective against the Omicron variant.
The European Union's drug regulator also announced the beginning of a