Coronavirus News Highlights: Taiwan records its first Omicron case among African travelers | Deccan Herald

2021-12-14 11:06:32 By : Mr. Magic Cao

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Two weeks after Omicron broke out, the world is still in darkness

Since omicron discovered a little more than two weeks ago, people have learned a lot about the latest coronavirus variants. There is much to be discovered.

Taiwan records the first Omicron case of a traveler from Africa

Health officials said on Saturday that Taiwan had recorded its first case of the omicron variant on a passenger who had recently travelled to Eswatini, a country in southern Africa.

According to the Central Epidemic Command Center responsible for the island’s pandemic response, the passenger was a Taiwanese woman in her 30s who returned on December 8 and is currently in hospital isolation. So far, the test results of passengers sitting near her on the plane have all been negative.

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In a letter to the states and the Federal Territories (UT), the Federal Minister of Health Rajesh Bhushan stated that Kerala, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, local The 19 districts of Jiri, Manipur, West Bengal and Nagaland have reported a positive rate of between 5% and 10% in the past year. Two weeks.

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Taiwan confirms its first Omicron variant

The Taiwanese government said on Saturday that it had discovered the first case of OmicronCovid-19 variant on the island.

The Central Epidemic Command Center stated that a passenger from Eswatini was found to be infected and the passenger has been quarantined, as are all passengers entering Taiwan.

The passenger is asymptomatic. The center said that another 10 people before and after the passengers sitting on the upcoming flight have been subjected to home quarantine and all test results are negative.

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Experts say that in the Omicron panic, the high "seropositivity" rate should help India

Observing that data on the new SARS-CoV2 variant Omicron is still emerging, an expert stated that despite his emphasis on increasing vaccination coverage and insisting on Covid-related behaviors, the very high “seroprevalence” rate should make The country is in good shape. “Because India’s advantage is that the rate of seropositivity is very high, reaching 70% and 80%. In large cities, more than 90% of people already have antibodies,” said Rakesh, former director of CSIR Cell and Molecular Center. Mishra Biology (CCMB) is here, tell PTI. Mishra, the current director of the Tata Institute of Genetics and Society (TIGS) in Bangalore, said that given the protection people can get, even if they are infected, they will be very mild and asymptomatic most of the time. He pointed out that if the coverage of vaccination is further expanded and children's vaccines are introduced, this will greatly help this cause.

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Man with history of travel to South Africa and Zimbabwe tested positive for Omicron in Delhi

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Singapore: 2 passengers from the UK, airport staff tested "preliminarily positive" for Omicron

The Ministry of Health said on Friday night that the local case of Omicron who was "​​preliminarily positive" was a 38-year-old man who worked as a passenger service officer at the boarding gate of Changi Airport Terminal 3.

It said the two tourists travelled from the UK to Singapore via the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) on December 8.

Channel News Asia quoted the Ministry of Health as saying that all three cases had been vaccinated and were asymptomatic.

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