Omicron. A new type of corona virus in Canada. France about possible injuries

Patients form Canada They are currently in isolation.

In response to government reports OntarioCanadian Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos He wrote in a statement on Sunday that as more tests are conducted, more cases are expected to be discovered A new type of omicron coronavirus throughout the country.

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only on friday Canada Travelers from seven African countries where the Omikron variant was found were restricted, but Nigeria was not on that list. Canada is restricted to all travelers who have visited South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe in the last 14 days.

“The best defense against the Omikron variant is to stop it at our borders,” says Ontario Minister of Health Kristin Elliott and regional medical director Dr. Kieran Moore.

“In addition to the recently announced measures, we continue to urge the federal government to take the necessary steps to introduce mandatory travel tests, and administration at the point of transit, regardless of where they come from (…),” she wrote.

The county authorities also called on those who qualify for a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine to take advantage of this opportunity and thus provide an “extra layer of protection.”

French Ministry She stressed in a press release that people who may have been infected have come to France from South Africa, but that it will take a few more days for these cases to be fully confirmed.

In response to information regarding the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus, several European Union countries, including Germany and Austria, have suspended air traffic from South Africa and other South African countries.

The UK’s Department of Health and Social Services announced on Sunday that it will call an urgent meeting of G7 health ministers on Monday to discuss the situation caused by the Omikron variant.