Against the backdrop of the rapid tsunami of Omicron, there is more and more understanding than its spread threatens the world. The news is both bad and encouraging. All of us, along with scientists and politicians, are trying to understand what the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus means for our lives. Restrictions are […]
Not much is known about the new strain, so it’s too early to panic. But the threat cannot be ignored either. The Times answers the biggest questions about the new coronavirus challenge – just complex. When was the Omicron strain discovered? Samples with far more dangerous mutations in the coronavirus were found this week, Tuesday, […]
The World Health Organization has named the newest strain COVID-19 B.1.1.529 – omicron (O). WHO experts recognized it as a threat. What is known about the new variant of the coronavirus? Given the potential danger of mutating Botswana, Greece takes protective measures. South African travelers can enter our country only with the special permission of […]
Given the potential danger of Botswana’s mutation, Greece is taking precautionary measures. South African travelers can enter our country only with the special permission of the local embassies, if there is a serious reason. Besides, arriving in Greece from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Eswatini, they must stay in quarantine for 10 days […]
A patient with a new South African strain of COVID-19 arrived from Egypt to Belgium in transit through Turkey. Belgian virologist Mark Van Ranst reports: “Belgium has confirmed a case of the new variant B.1.1.529 in a passenger returning from Egypt. The first symptoms were detected on 22 November.” Frank Vandenbroek, Belgium’s Minister of Health, […]
An urgent WHO meeting has been announced for 26 November. Representatives of the organization intend today to discuss the emergence of a new variant of COVID-19, found in South Africa. As reported TV channel CNBC, experts from the World Health Organization are monitoring the situation, but it is not yet known how much vaccination with […]
Experts from PHE, the public health agency for England, are reporting a new strain of coronavirus called B.1.621. The carriers are 16 people who recently returned from abroad. Analyzes of the detected mutation are being carried out, reports The Mirror. To date, it is impossible to say how effective vaccines are against the new variant […]
The head of India’s Medical Education and Research Authority, Dr. Tatyarao P. Lahan, has reported twenty cases of a new strain of coronavirus, which has been named Delta Plus (B.1.617.2.1). The infected patients were found in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Lahan said on India TV. The new strain is distinguished by the presence of […]
Experts at the German STIKO, the permanent vaccination commission, say that no later than the beginning of next year, residents of Germany will need to be re-vaccinated. DW edition quotes the chairman of the commission, Thomas Mertens, from his interview with representatives of the Funke media group: The virus will not leave us. Therefore, the […]