Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has remoted its first confirmed case of Omicron & recognized the particular person and his main contacts, as said by the Ministry of Well being,
Saudi’s Well being Ministry spokesman Dr. Muhammad Al-Abdel Ali knowledgeable {that a} Saudi resident who arrived within the kingdom from a North African nation has discovered examined optimistic with Omicron variant.
He mentioned the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia applies exact measures & security controls to stop the unfold of the pandemic virus. Individuals who have been main contact with the contaminated instances are stored in isolation and all preventive measures are adopted.
Saudi Arabia First Case of latest Variant
Dr. Al-Abdel Ali mentioned the co vid mutation has been monitored in additional than 21 international locations the world over and the speedy unfold has been attributed to an absence of immunization towards CO VID virus, which will increase the possibilities of frequent emergence of latest mutants.
The spokesman mentioned the World Well being Group has designated Omicron as a “variant of concern”, due to its altering habits and the severity of an infection, its response to vaccines, the pace of its unfold and the opportunity of additional mutations.
Dr. Al-Abdel Ali identified that research are nonetheless ongoing as out there details about Omicron’s prevalence and severity isn’t full.
He additionally mentioned the consequences of the brand new mutant should not a lot completely different from the earlier variants but additionally indicated because the virus variant is fairly new, that’s the reason there’s a robust response to Omicron and in addition to a lack of expertise about it.
He mentioned public response concerning the new variant could also be completely different, however the official scientific platforms have taken the identical strategy as with the earlier mutations.
He mentioned that its very a lot essential to take all of the precautionary measures, equivalent to correct immunization, sustaining social distance, face masks and sanitizing your self correctly
All of the travellers keen to journey in Saudi Arabia should absolutely adhere to the precautionary measures.
Compliance with the necessities of the well being standing within the “Tawakkalna” software is essential and is everybody’s accountability, he mentioned, including that anybody who violates the necessities can be penalized.
