உறுதிmicron Coronavirus: Brazil confirms two cases of new variant of Govit-19, first in Latin America | அன்விசா | South Africa | Sao Paulo | The world

Brazil The first two infections by were confirmed this Tuesday Omicron variant of the corona virus, Was found in a couple from Sao Paulo in South Africa and represent the first two cases in the country and Latin America, according to official sources.

Two cases, indicate The 41-year-old man and his 37-year-old wife were confirmed after the Govt-19 test. And the genetic sequence of the Albert Einstein Hospital in Israel, one of the leading medical centers in Latin America, explained by the Secretary of Health of the State of Sவ்o Paulo.

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The couple landed in South America from South Africa on November 23 and two days later underwent new tests, both of which were diagnosed with the disease. And the contagion of the new variant was confirmed.

“In view of the positive diagnosis, the couple was advised to stay home alone. Both are being monitored” by their respective relatives by the regional and municipal health authorities of Sao Paulo “, The Secretariat said.

Sao Paulo officials said They are also exploring a third possible case of the Omigron variant In the state, Guarulhos refers to a man who lives in the city and landed in Ethiopia last week.

And, at least The other two Brazilian states are investigating suspicious cases of the new variant, Which has driven global alerts in recent days.

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Amid global fears about the spread Omigron, Brazil has announced it will close its air borders with a dozen African countriesS, how South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe And Ezuvatini (Antigua Swaziland)

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia are also considering expanding the program.

Brazil 305 deaths have been reported Corona virus And 9,710 new infections in the last 24 hours, while the epidemic in the country continues to decline, but new ones are waiting to happen Omigron variant, After two cases were confirmed this Tuesday.

In all, the South American giant has amassed 614,681 deaths and 22,094,459 positive, since the corona virus entered the country in February 2020, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Health.

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The figures confirm Brazil It is the second most deadly country in the world after the United States, And third in the number of infections, behind the North American country and India.

The South American giant virus was one of the most deadly, causing more than 4,000 deaths (on April 6) and about 115,000 infections (on June 23) in a single day.

However, Since June, the number of deaths and positives in the country has been steadily declining, A decrease leading to the improvement of the vaccine campaign.

In this country of more than 213 million people, more than 74% of people have already received the first dose of the vaccine and more than 60% already have a complete immunization cycle, according to data from the Health Portfolio.

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