Faced with the appearance of the new variant called omicron, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) announced in an interview that, as of Friday, December 3All delivery workers must present their complete vaccination card, with both doses, in order to continue mobilizing and providing the delivery service normally.
“Drivers and collectors of all public transport services, as well as drivers who provide the delivery or delivery service, may only operate if they prove that they have received, in Peru or abroad, their complete vaccination scheme,” he warned this Thursday, 2, in conversation with RPP noticias, the representative of the Minsa.
What happened to the Peruvian who contracted the omicron variant in Japan?
In the midst of an attempt to stem the spread of coronavirusOn Wednesday, December 1, the Japanese Government confirmed that the second case of the omicron variant was a young Peruvian who arrived in the Asian country on November 27.
According to the Minister of Health, Hernando Cevallos, the citizen made a stopover in Brazil, Qatar and then arrived in the country of the rising sun after getting married in October, in a meeting with 14 guests in Piura.
After the news, Cevallos clarified in the same interview that the compatriot, of a Japanese mother and Chimbotano father, could not bring the new variant to Peru because the marriage was in October and the symptoms only appeared on November 27. “So, in the timeline, which is 14 days of incubation, it is very unlikely that it has brought that variant,” said the former congressman.
Likewise, the head of the Minsa reported that the citizen’s wife, who is in Peru, has symptoms and is isolated. He also detailed that the institution continues to track people who had contact with the patient.
Is the omicron variant more contagious?
The biology expert from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) Pablo Tsukayama mentioned to La República that, although the omicron variant could be more transmittable, there is still insufficient information to confirm the level of immune reaction it would cause in people. In addition, he indicated that what would cause its spread would be massive events and flexibility in the care of the world population.
Complete vaccination card from December 10
Last Wednesday, December 1, Cevallos announced that the restriction to enter closed spaces, such as restaurants, cinemas, work centers and shopping centers, among others, will no longer begin on the 15th of this month, but on Friday the 10th. In this sense, from that date, all people who need to enter these establishments must present their vaccination card, with both doses, in digital or physical format.
In addition, the restrictive measure, which will be a response against the possible spread of the omicron variant, It will be a requirement to be able to travel on national and international flights.
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