The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) informed that a new extension is coordinated for the suspension of flights from South Africa and that this extension would be carried out until December 31. This measure will be taken due to the appearance of the new variant called omicron due to its epidemiological characteristics. Through a […]
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“We call to reverse their decisions”: the request of the president of South Africa for the omicron variant
The president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday urged all the countries that imposed travel restrictions to southern Africa for the detection of the omicron variant a “Urgently reverse their decisions” because they don’t have “Scientific justification”. “We call on those countries that imposed travel bans on our country and on our sister countries […]
So far patients with the omicron variant have “mild symptoms” in South Africa
Updated on 11/28/2021 12:16 pm A doctor South African, who has treated about thirty patients with Covid-19 infected by the new variant omicron, affirms that they only present “mild symptoms” and that for now they are passing their convalescence without the need for hospitalization. During the last ten days, Angelique Coetzee, who is also the […]
Denmark confirms first two cases of omicron variant
Updated on 11/28/2021 09:25 am Health authorities danish confirmed this Sunday the first cases of infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus, two travelers from South Africa. “We have finished with the sequencing of the PCR tests of two travelers and we can confirm that they are two cases of the omicron variant. It […]
Impotence and anger in South Africa over international isolation by omicron
South Africa and its scientists received with helplessness and disgust the drastic reaction and the international isolation of southern Africa after the detection of the variant omicronAlthough the country’s government is also debating whether to take additional measures despite the still low rates of contagion. “This latest round of travel bans is like punishing South […]
61 passengers on 2 South African flights test positive when landing in Amsterdam
At least 61 passengers from two flights from South Africa have tested positive for coronavirus early today after landing in Amsterdam, where they were subjected to a PCR upon arrival in the Netherlands when the ban on flights from southern African countries came into force, although it is not clear if they carry the new […]
What is omicron, the South African variant of the coronavirus?
The scientists south africans identified this week a new version of the coronavirus which, they said, is responsible for the recent rise in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. It is not clear where the new variant originated, but scientists first detected it in South Africa, and it has now been seen […]
Wall Street falls due to fear of new variant of South Africa’s COVID-19 “omicron”
US stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 suffering their biggest percentage losses in a day in months, as sectors affected by the pandemic, which have benefited from a reopening, plunged after a new mutation of the coronavirus COVID-19. Authorities around the world reacted with alarm on Friday to the […]
Fear, international alarm and suspension of flights due to South African variant
Fear of the new variant of coronavirus detected in South Africa, apparently more transmissible, has led different countries to suspend travel from some South African states. Scientists and health authorities in South Africa reported on Thursday the detection of a new variant of the coronavirus, identified as B.1.1.529. Few cases of this variant have so […]
South Africa detects a new variant of COVID-19 in small number of cases
Updated on 11/25/2021 07:44 am South African scientists have detected a new variant of COVID-19 in a small group of cases and are working to understand its possible implications, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported Thursday. The NICD said in a statement that 22 cases of the B.1.1.529 variant had been recorded after […]