B.1.1.529 - OMICRON is very dangerous
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Two people in the UK have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary has said.
Sajid Javid said the UK Health Security Agency had detected cases in Chelmsford, Essex, and in Nottingham.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59445388
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Thailand turut mengikuti langkah negara lain yang melarang kemasukan pengembara dari beberapa negara di Afrika berikutan penularan jangkitan melibatkan varian baharu COVID-19 dikenali Omicron.
Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kawalan Penyakit Dr Opas Karnkawinpong berkata bermula 1 Dis, perjalanan dari lapan negara - Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Afrika Selatan dan Zimbabwe - adalah dilarang.
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World races to contain new Covid variant
Fears mounted Saturday that a highly-infectious new coronavirus strain was pushing its way into Europe as the world brought the shutters down to contain the new Omicron variant.
Britain confirmed its first two infections and suspected new cases emerged in Germany and the Czech Republic, while Dutch authorities quarantined 61 passengers from South Africa who tested positive for Covid-19.
South Africa complained it was being "punished" with air travel bans for first detecting the strain, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has termed a "variant of concern".
South Korea, Australia and Thailand joined the United States, Brazil, Canada and a host of other countries around the world restricting travel from the region, fearing a major setback to global efforts against the pandemic.
https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2021/11/749385/world-races-contain-new-covid-variant
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Malaysia Blacklists Seven African Countries Over Omicron Variant Concerns
The government has announced that travel to and from seven African countries will be banned due to concerns surrounding the recently discovered B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant, also known as the Omicron variant. The countries in the travel ban, which takes place today, are Botswana, Eswatini. Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Malaysians as well as those with a Malaysian work permit who have a travel history in any of the blacklisted countries within the last 14 days will still be allowed to enter. However, they will be subjected to a 14-day quarantine at a designated centre upon arrival as pointed by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin:
https://www.lowyat.net/2021/259798/malaysia-blacklists-seven-african-countries-omicron/
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Suspected Omicron Covid-19 cases mild, says leading South Africa doctor
A South African doctor who raised the alarm over Omicron said on Sunday (Nov 28) that dozens of her patients suspected of having the new variant had shown only mild symptoms and recovered fully without hospitalisation.
Dr Angelique Coetzee, chairman of the South African Medical Association, told Agence France-Presse that she had seen around 30 patients over the past 10 days who tested positive for Covid-19 but had unfamiliar symptoms.
"What brought them to the surgery was this extreme tiredness," she said, speaking from Pretoria, where she practises.
She said this was unusual for younger patients. Most were men aged under 40. Just under half were vaccinated.
They also had mild muscle aches, a "scratchy throat" and dry cough, she said. Only a few had a slightly high temperature.
These very mild symptoms were different from other variants, which resulted in more severe symptoms.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/suspected-omicron-covid-19-cases-mild-leading-south-africa-doctor
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Singapore tracking Omicron Covid-19 variant closely, may be forced to take steps back: PM Lee
Singapore is watching the new coronavirus variant Omicron closely and may be forced to roll back the easing up of safety measures as it moves forward to tackle the disease, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Nov 28).
But Mr Lee said he is confident the country will be able to live with the virus, and held up how its people have made a lot of progress in dealing with the disease over the past two years.
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