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Omicron: Latest global developments

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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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.