These new cases correspond to people who were in contact with one of the positive patients identified last week in Guayaquil.
Ecuador has already confirmed 22 cases of the omicron variant. The figure has increased once the Ministry of Health confirmed this Tuesday of another 19 cases in Guayas.
These new cases correspond to people who were in contact with one of the positive patients identified last week in Guayaquil. That person participated in a social gathering, although he did not travel abroad.
“All the people are with mild symptoms and were isolated since they were identified as contacts of the primary case,” the Ministry indicated.
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Omicron, or variant B.1.1.529 as it is also known, has appeared in at least 77 countries since it was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on November 24.
The omicron variant has 60 mutations compared to the original virus. What worries scientists most is that of those 60 mutations, 32 are in the area that encodes the ‘spine’ of the virus.
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health indicated that the 19 new positive cases of the omicron variant were sequenced on Monday the 20th.
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“An epidemiological fence has been established with their contacts and the contacts of the contacts,” said the Ministry.
The Ecuadorian health authority has insisted that people get vaccinated or receive the booster dose.
The appearance of new cases of omicron occurs at a time when several provinces register an increase in coronavirus infections. In Guayaquil, for example, cases have increased in hospitals such as Luis Vernaza and Bicentenario. Daily deaths have gone from one to three.
A new measure is added to those in force in Guayaquil due to the increases in COVID-19 cases and against the omicron variant, which was also detected in this Ecuadorian city.
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At a meeting of the Guayaquil Emergency Operations Committee (cantonal COE) it was resolved that starting this Wednesday, December 22, the vaccination card with the two complete doses or the result of the PCR or antigen test (negative) will be requested for enter massive public shows, events or acts in hotels, event halls, convention centers, and also in theaters and cinemas.
The measure, which will begin this 22, will be extended for 60 days in a preliminary way. After that, its continuity will be evaluated, according to municipal officials.
Around this noon, the National Emergency Operations Committee will issue resolutions, considering the analysis of the omicron variant. (I)
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