What EODY scientists say about the presence of the Omicron mutation in Greece.
WHO experts, based on the experience of South Africa, suggest that strain Omicron spreads faster than all of its predecessors. Accordingly, it can infect a much larger number of people, including those who have already had other coronavirus variations. The organization calls on scientists from all countries to pay due attention to the study of Omicron, according to Reuters.
B.1.1.529 is already found in different countries of the world, including Belgium, Israel, Hong Kong.
Yesterday, EODY re-examined 40,000 samples to find out if “arrived” in Greece Omicron coronavirus variant…
Scientists at the national health organization categorically state that re-examination of samples taken for analysis has not revealed a single case with this strain, which has characteristics indicating that it is not affected by antibodies produced by the human body after vaccination.
According to iatropedia.gr, 40,000 samples collected over the past year by the coronavirus genomic surveillance network and re-examined yesterday have not found a single sample of the new Omicron strain.
“This strain of the virus does not exist in our country,” the scientist said, according to the source.
As “Russian Athens” wrote earlier, the new variant of coronavirus B.1.1.529, discovered in South Africa, was designated by the Greek letter “Omicron”. The World Health Organization has listed him as “of concern.”
WHO experts, based on the experience of South Africa, suggest that strain Omicron spreads faster than all of its predecessors. Accordingly, it can infect a much larger number of people, including those who have already had other coronavirus variations. The organization calls on scientists from all countries to pay due attention to the study of Omicron, according to Reuters.
B.1.1.529 is already found in different countries of the world, including Belgium, Israel, Hong Kong.