CNN: It’s too late for countries to avoid the Micron mutation HELLAS
CNN analyzes the alarming dimensions of the mutation around the world, concluding that even if countries take other measures, they will not avoid them.
In accordance with american television network, South Africa, Britain and Denmark are so far the three countries where the Omicron mutation of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, a month after its discovery.
Britain has faced a “tsunami” of coronavirus because of this new variant, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pointed out, at a time when today more than 93,000 infections were recorded.
The UK is battling this crisis by speeding up its vaccination campaign, with the booster dose now available to all adults.
In South Africa, on the other hand, researchers studying the Omicron mutation have so far concluded that the coronavirus variant causes milder symptoms. However, the landscape regarding the effect of existing vaccines and coronavirus intelligence on this mutation is still unclear.
In Denmark, the government is trying new measures to reduce the spread of the disease.
But what can the rest of the planet learn from these countries?
CNN explains:
It’s too late to avoid the Omicron mutation
Although most countries around the world have imposed travel restrictions, with tests and new measures, the Omicron mutation has spread rapidly almost everywhere.
The head of the World Health Organization, Tentros Gebregesus, if within the week that 77 countries have so far recorded cases of this variant.
“The truth is that Omicron is in most countries, even if it has not been detected yet. It is spreading at a rate they have never seen before. “Coronavirus cases can be launched and create a very serious problem in unprepared health systems,” said the head of the World Health Organization.
A matter of time before the Omicron mutation dominates
If one sees that the first two cases of the Omicron mutation in Great Britain were recorded on November 27 and until last Tuesday this variant had dominated the London Delta, then one will realize how fast it is spreading.
Portugal: Omicron mutation could be responsible for 80% of cases by the end of 2021
Burla: In the spring the pill for Covid-19 – It is for those who are sick, out of the 10 they will take, one will go to the hospital
Similar data are coming from Denmark, with the Statens Serum research institute also expecting the Homicrope mutation to dominate the country.
On Thursday alone, 10,000 infections were reported in the country, a huge increase, considering that cases in the Scandinavian country have barely exceeded 5,000 so far.
Prime Minister Mete Fredriksen has announced new measures, as she stressed, there is no other way to combat this unprecedented increase.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) also warned during the week that there was a “much higher risk” that the Omicron mutation would spread even further into the Old Continent. They added that “it is very likely that this increase will cause pressure on the health systems of each country, with hospitalizations and deaths.”
The rapid spread of the Omicron mutation was agreed upon by the leading US epidemiologist, Anthony Fauci, who told CNN that he considers it a “given”. According to him, however, it is not yet clear that this variant causes a more serious disease.
Vaccination is not enough against the Omicron mutation
According to CNN, experts around the world are advising countries – as the Omicron mutation spreads – to continue to implement all measures that help reduce coronavirus, such as distances and good ventilation of countries.
“It’s not vaccines instead of masks. They are not vaccines instead of distances. “We have to do everything and do it right,” said the head of the World Health Organization a few days ago.
Boris Johnson and Britain have been stepping on their vaccination campaign – especially in terms of booster dose – in recent weeks, watching the Omicron mutation circle them. However, they did not stay there, as they imposed new measures, such as the obligation to present a vaccination certificate or recent knowledge to enter the nightclubs and the big theaters. The use of a mask became mandatory in most interiors.
The South African Minister of Health on Thursday called on the people to show the appropriate behavior and to be more disciplined now than ever in all the measures that have been imposed for the coronavirus, in order to “save” them. As he said, it is important that the restrictive measures remain and at the same time people in all countries, even the poorest in Africa, do not have access to a third dose of the vaccine as soon as possible. This, however, can take 12 to 24 months to complete.
Because we may not see any more lockdowns
So far there is not much talk of a new lockdown, despite the rapid spread of the Omicron mutation in the coronavirus.
Boris Johnson, who visited a vaccination center in Ramsgate, said that instead of imposing some kind of lockdown, “the government prefers to tell people to be careful and think about their activities at Christmas.”
Most countries are moving in the same direction, with companies looking to help formulate measures to avoid a new lockdown, which could prove disastrous for both the economy and society at large.
For example, the Norway this week imposed additional measures on schools as well as on restaurants selling alcohol.
Several countries, however, are trying to “live” with the new Omicro mutation of the coronavirus, especially where vaccination continues at a high rate.
THE New South Wales in Australia, where 93.3% of residents over the age of 16 are fully vaccinated, lifted some of the measures it had imposed on the coronavirus, despite the finding of Omicro infections.
“The virus is here. “Omicron is in Australia and we will live with this virus, we will not let it hold us back,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said this week.
Source: CNN