Worldwide concern about the spread of the omicron at Christmas;
Modern: The booster is effective against it
Britain will discuss the possibility of tightening restrictions, after the Netherlands entered into a tight closure that would last about a month, and the economic forum in Davos was postponed from next month to mid-year.
Pauchi warned Americans that travel is also dangerous for the vaccinated, while the American company said third-dose efficiency data are encouraging
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20/12/2021
Monday, 20 December 2021, 15:03 Updated: 15:24
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The world continues to be concerned about the spread of the Omicron variant during Christmas this week, and some countries have already tightened restrictions in an attempt to curb the spread of the new strain, which has many mutations.
Due to the uncertainty, the World Economic Forum announced today (Monday) the postponement of the annual forum in Davos which was supposed to take place next month until the middle of the year.
The British government, which will discuss the situation today, refuses to rule out the imposition of new restrictions and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said 12 people infected with Omicron died in the kingdom.
Italy is also considering new restrictions to halt the spike in morbidity.
The Netherlands entered a tight closure yesterday, lasting about a month, and France and Germany will restrict travel to their territory.
Christmas shopping at a store in the city of Nijmegen before the closure in the Netherlands, December 18, 2021 (Photo: Reuters)
In the United States, a senior expert diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, warned yesterday that Christmas travel will lead to the spread of the virus strain Omicron corona, even among those fully vaccinated against the virus' rampant in the world ".
" He certainly has an extraordinary ability to spread "Our hospitals, as things stand now, will be under a great deal of pressure," Pucci said yesterday in an interview with NBC. social and called for more Americans to get vaccinated. "the difference between a sick person who received a booster, and the patient never vaccinated - is a big difference in relative risk from disease severity," he said.
almost 73% of the US population received at least one vaccine against Corona, and 30% of them Since the onset of the epidemic, the United States has recorded more than 50 million cases of the virus, and more than 800,000 deaths.The highest data in the world.
A man with a mask walks in New York against the background of decorations in honor of Christmas, December 19, 2021 (Photo: Reuters)
The number of people infected with Omicron is rapidly doubling in Europe and the United States, and financial markets have gone into a spin for fear of a resurgence in the economic recovery.
The variant was first identified last month in South Africa and Hong Kong and has since been reported in at least 89 countries.
Thailand, which reported the first local case of infection at Omicron, is considering returning the obligation of isolation to foreign tourists, while Australia is hoping to continue the relief despite the expected increase in the number of infected, relying on vaccines.
It is still unclear how severe the disease is causing and how resistant the new strain is to the vaccines.
Modern Company announced today that lab results have shown that the impulse dose provides good protection against the new variant, similar to the modern, Pfizer said earlier this month that the impulse dose gives good protection against the omicron.
Since the epidemic began about two years ago, more than 274 million people have been infected with the virus worldwide and more than 5.6 million people have died from it.
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