As the Omicron variant comes to the fore in Europe and the United States, scientists are revising their predictions for the Covid-19 pandemic next year. Just a few weeks ago, experts predicted that countries would begin to emerge from the pandemic in 2022, following the resurgence caused by the Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta variants. […]
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Shock forecast of the German Ministry of Health: ‘Giant’ and the 5th wave of the pandemic due to Homicron unprecedented
LAST UPDATE: 15.28 German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, a former professor of epidemiology, said he expected the Omicron mutation to trigger a “giant” fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic. “We have to prepare for a challenge that we have not yet encountered in this form; even a slightly milder development (of the disease) will not […]
Omicron mutation: How can the face of the pandemic change?
Threatens to change the face of the Covid-19 epidemic. Almost a month after its detection, the Omicron variant appears more contagious and appears to partially evade vaccines. The great unknown remains the severity of the infections. How the Omicron mutation came about It is the result of a mutation in SARS-CoV-2 and was detected in […]
Researchers in Europe have developed a new molecular test specifically for Micron
Scientists at the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) have rapidly developed a molecular detection method specifically for the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The JRC called on laboratories around the world to confirm in clinical samples (in vivo) the reliability of the new test called OmMet. The detection method is based on the […]
Canada: The province of Quebec restores some restrictions due to Omicron
Quebec will reinstate restrictions on bars, restaurants and shops to limit the spread of the coronavirus Omicron strain, French Prime Minister Francois Lego announced today. Speaking of a “critical” situation, Lego asked Quebec residents to reduce private gatherings during the Christmas holidays, reducing the number of people at the festive tables to ten. At the […]
France: Imposes restrictions on travelers from Britain due to Omicron
LAST UPDATE: 13:43 France will step up controls on travelers arriving in the country from Britain, government spokesman Gabriel Atal said today following an increase in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus observed in the United Kingdom. He told BFM television that the measures, to be announced later in the day by the […]
EU Summit: Concern over Omicron expected to prevail at 27 leaders’ meeting
The leaders of the 27 EU member states will try to coordinate their actions today in the face of the outbreak of covid-19 and the rapid spread of the coronavirus Omicron strain, which has prompted many bloc countries to impose strict entry rules. their territory. The threat of a new conflict between Moscow and Kiev […]
British Minister for Health: The Omicron variant is responsible for 60% of cases in London
England chief Chris Whitey said today that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is a really serious threat and that what health officials already know about it is “bad”. “This is a really serious threat right now. As big as the threat is, there are a lot of things we don’t know, but everything we […]
USA: Omicron cases are on the rise, detected in 36 states
Preliminary data suggest that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more contagious than Delta, said today the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Rosell Wallenski. The data from the first investigations show that Omicron has a doubling time of about two days, Waleski noted while informing the journalists in the White […]
ECDC: The probability of further spread of the Omicron variant is very high
The “Omicron” mutation of the coronavirus is likely to be predominant in early 2022, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), despite the fact that the “Delta” variant remains the most widespread at the moment. “Therefore, we assess the possibility of further spread of the Omicron variant in the European Union […]
