PARIS: Here are the latest developments in the Omicron variant Pandemic:
-Pakistan’s first Omicron case-
AKUH in Karachi has confirmed on 13th of Dec 2021 that Omicron has been detected in a patient through gene-sequencing
– First UK death from Omicron –
Omicron has killed at least one person in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson reveals as he launches a large booster programme against the variant.
– Ramaphosa isolates –
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is in isolation after testing positive following a state memorial service for former president FW de Klerk.
Cases in the country nearly tripled in a week because of the variant.
– UK airlines suffering –
British airlines accuse the government of a “haphazard and disproportionate approach” to travel restrictions in the wake of the variant and demand further state help for the industry.
– NBA coach’s flu idea –
Miami Heat basketball coach Erik Spoelstra questions the NBA’s Covid-19 protocols, suggesting players that test positive but are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic should be treated the same as someone with the flu.
– Over 5.3 million dead –
The coronavirus has killed at least 5, 304,397 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Monday.
The United States has suffered the most Covid-related deaths with 797,348, followed by Brazil with 616,830, India with 475,636, Mexico with 296,672.
Taking into account excess mortality linked to Covid-19, the World Health Organization estimates the overall death toll could be two to three times higher.
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