Omicron variant patients were treated by a doctor who said it caused problems. “unusual”You may experience intense fatigue or high heart rate.
Angelique Coetzee, a Pretoria doctor, stated that the new Covid does not affect taste or smell in any way.
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“Their symptoms were so different and so mild from those I had treated before,” she said.
“We had one very interesting case, a kid about six years old, with a temperature and a very high pulse rate, and I wondered if I should admit her. Two days later, I was able to follow up and she was doing much better.
“What we have to worry about is older, unvaccinated people. If they are not vaccinated, we are going to see many people with a severe form of the disease.”
Omicron, also known as B.1.1.529, may be more transmissible, and may be able avoid vaccines.
It contains 50 genetic mutations. Most of these have been identified in prior variants. There are also three brand-new ones.
Prof Lawrence Young, of Warwick Medical School, said: “This new variant is very worrying. It is the most highly mutated variant we have seen.
“This variant carries some changes we’ve seen previously in other variants but never all together in one virus. It also has novel mutations that we’ve not seen before.
“Some of the mutations that are similar to changes we’ve seen in other variants of concern are associated with enhanced transmissibility and with partial resistance to immunity.
“We need laboratory studies to determine whether the antibodies induced by current vaccines are able to block infection with this variant.”
Today, another super-strain case was discovered in the UK. This brings the total up to three.
After traveling from South Africa, where the variant originated, the person tested positive.
NEW COVID RESTRICTIONS
The individual is now out of the UK. However the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), is conducting urgent testing in areas that they visited in which they were likely to be infected.
Officials said that this includes central London’s Westminster.
Ministers have announced the reinstatement of Covid restrictions in an attempt to combat high-speed transmission.
This includes the return of mandatory mask-wearing in shops and public transport from Tuesday.
Passengers arriving in Britain on Tuesday morning will need to undergo a PCR test. It is expected that they will be able to self-isolate until negative results.
All Omicron contacts will be required to isolate for 10 consecutive days, regardless if they are vaccinated.
The government was so moved by this variant, it added 10 African countries to the UK’s travel red list – South Africa and Namibia, Botswana and Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Angola Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Lesotho, Botswana and Eswatini.
These plans do not include a Plan B. But Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, insists it is. “nowhere near”It was time to reintroduce social ditancing rules, work-from-home guidance, and advised Brits to prepare for Christmas as usual.
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