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INFORMATION RELEASE N ° 15
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As part of the SARS-CoV-2 virus sequencing activity carried out by the Pasteur Institute of Algeria, in particular in the context of the monitoring of circulating variants, the detection was carried out today, December 14, 2021. of the first case of the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529), in Algeria.
This is a person of foreign nationality who returned to Algerian territory on December 10, 2021 and who, within the framework of the sanitary provisions and protocols adopted by the Algerian authorities, was the subject of an antigen test at his arrival at the Airport of Algiers, declared positive, hence the orientation of the PCR test of the interested party towards the reference laboratory of the Pasteur Institute of Algeria, where the presence of the Omicron variant.
Globally, the majority of cases reported to date for this variant represent mild cases. Only one death and a few hospitalizations have been reported in the UK to date. However, the situation is bound to change over time.
This is how the Institut Pasteur d'Algerie once again renews its reminder as to the urgency on the one hand of adherence to vaccination in order to control the circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and variants and on the other hand, compliance with barrier measures, namely wearing a protective mask, physical distancing and frequent hand washing, in order to cope with any possible development because the more the virus circulates, the greater the probability of occurrence of variants is high.
https://pasteur.dz/fr/dz/426-communique-d-information-n-15
INFORMATION RELEASE N ° 15
...
As part of the SARS-CoV-2 virus sequencing activity carried out by the Pasteur Institute of Algeria, in particular in the context of the monitoring of circulating variants, the detection was carried out today, December 14, 2021. of the first case of the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529), in Algeria.
This is a person of foreign nationality who returned to Algerian territory on December 10, 2021 and who, within the framework of the sanitary provisions and protocols adopted by the Algerian authorities, was the subject of an antigen test at his arrival at the Airport of Algiers, declared positive, hence the orientation of the PCR test of the interested party towards the reference laboratory of the Pasteur Institute of Algeria, where the presence of the Omicron variant.
Globally, the majority of cases reported to date for this variant represent mild cases. Only one death and a few hospitalizations have been reported in the UK to date. However, the situation is bound to change over time.
This is how the Institut Pasteur d'Algerie once again renews its reminder as to the urgency on the one hand of adherence to vaccination in order to control the circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and variants and on the other hand, compliance with barrier measures, namely wearing a protective mask, physical distancing and frequent hand washing, in order to cope with any possible development because the more the virus circulates, the greater the probability of occurrence of variants is high.
https://pasteur.dz/fr/dz/426-communique-d-information-n-15
