3 hours agoThe number of countries reporting cases with COVID-19 Omitron version increases, the world on alert
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(5 years ago)The new coronary version, Omitron, potentially more contagious than COVID-19, appeared in other countries on Sunday, just days after its identification in South Africa. Governments around the world are taking steps to halt its potential spread. The Netherlands confirmed on Sunday 13 cases of variation [...]
The Netherlands confirmed on Sunday 13 cases of the new version of Coronavirus, Omitron, and Australia two.
Israel decided Sunday to ban entry for foreign citizens, the harshest move taken by a country until now.
Following the identification of two cases with Omitron, Great Britain tightened its rules Saturday over masking and testing international travelers.
New cases were confirmed in Germany and Italy on Saturday. Belgium, Israel and Hong Kong also announced that the new version of the coronary has been found in several international travelers.
In the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's leading expert on infectious diseases, told NBC television that he would not be surprised if Omitron version cases were identified in the United States as well.
Because of fears that the new version has the potential to be more resistant to the protection that vaccines offer, there are growing concerns worldwide that pandemic and block restrictions will continue longer than expected.
As it marks some two years from the beginning of the pandemic that has claimed more than 5 million lives worldwide, countries are on high alert. Many have already imposed restrictive flight measures from South Africa in an effort to make time to consider whether the Omitron variant is more transmitted than the current dominant version, that Delta. / VOA
