The Paraguayan Ministry of Health announced on Monday that the first three cases of the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus were confirmed, clarifying that the infected people traveled abroad in December.
The patients have been quarantined, said Sandra Irala, a health ministry official, adding that other travelers are being tested for SARS-CoV-2. The government will not take – at least immediately – restrictive measures on travel, Ms. Irala assured, but urged citizens to adhere to public health protection measures.
Several countries in the Latin American region have now reported cases of Omicron, which is of concern to scientists due to its high degree of infectivity. The first was Brazil in late November.
The World Health Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) that is responsible for the region, has said that vaccines are a fundamental tool in reducing hospital admissions and deaths, as well as preventing the emergence of new ones. variants of the virus.
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