Her first case Omicron variant of the new coronavirus was detected in Argentina, a citizen of the country who recently traveled to South Africa, announced the authorities on Monday (06/12), at the time when his province Buenos Aires announced that it is introducing a health pass.
The patient is “38 years old”, he had traveled for business reasons in South Africa“And” returned to Argentina on November 30, “he explained Ministry of Health in a press release issued on Monday (06/12).
This person is fully vaccinated, while she was infected and had symptoms COVID-19 on March. Test PCR which he underwent before his return to his homeland as well as an antigen test which he underwent at the airport upon his arrival had negative results.
However, according to the Argentine authorities, although the patient had no symptoms COVID-19, decided to take the test again when he was informed that he had contacted South Africa with persons who were then positively diagnosed in Ομικρον.
Sequencing of the genome made it possible to verify that it was indeed infected with Omicron variant.
After her first case Ομικρον in her country Latin America, the Ministry of Health called on citizens to remain vigilant and “strengthen epidemiological surveillance and prevention measures throughout the country”.
About two weeks after the announcement by the authorities South Africa how a new variant was identified, Omicron cases have been confirmed in some forty countries in recent days; Latin America, there is talk of “imported” cases in Brazil, in the Mexico and in Chile.
Against the background of concern for her Ομικρον and as the summer holidays approach in the southern hemisphere, its province Buenos Aires – a distinct entity from the capital’s municipality – which has a population of 18 million, or about a third of the country’s population, announced yesterday that it is introducing a health pass for all citizens aged 13 and over on December 21st.
The pass will be necessary to be able to participate in mass rallies, to attend “cultural events, sports meetings, religious services indoors”, as well as for public officials who come into contact with the public, the governor of the province announced. Axel Kisilov. He explained that the measure was inspired by the experience of European countries, including France.
The capital Buenos Aires, which has a population of 3 million, is not part of the initiative and to date has not announced the introduction of such a pass.
THE Argentina has recorded more than 116,600 deaths due to the outbreak of the pandemic in its territory COVID-19 out of a total of 5.34 million infections from SARS-CoV-2. Of its population of 45 million, more than 67% have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while 81% have received at least one dose.
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