The patient, who's 38 and fully vaccinated, was attending a work event in South Africa, returning to Argentina on November 30. On Sunday, Argentina's health ministry said the country had detected its first case of the Omicron variant. The patient has been vaccinated with the Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine in June, and did not have any symptoms. Subsequent genomic sequencing confirmed he was infected with the Omicron variant. Meanwhile, Thailand's Ministry of Public Health said a 35-year-old American businessman who arrived in Bangkok from Spain on November 30 tested positive for Covid-19 the following day. The statement added the two citizens had entered a government quarantine facility upon their arrival, and do not have any symptoms. Other passengers on the flight tested negative. The two tested positive for Covid-19 last week, and results from their genomic sequencing on Monday confirmed they had the Omicron variant. More countries are detecting their first cases of the Omicron variant, with health authorities in Fiji and Thailand confirming cases on Monday.įiji's Ministry of Health and Medical Services said two cases of Omicron were detected in two Fijian citizens who traveled from Nigeria and arrived on a Fiji Airways flight from Hong Kong on November 25. Another patient has already been discharged and is in 14-day isolation, it added.Īirport staff clean the check-in kiosks at Suvarnabhumi International Airport as officials rehearse reopening procedures to welcome the first group of vaccinated tourists without quarantine on November 1, in Bangkok on October 27th, 2021.
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Those infected and in the hospital are stable, the hospital authority said in a statement. In Hong Kong, three of the Omicron cases confirmed there are being treated in hospital, which is a requirement of all people who test positive for Covid-19. India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare also published a statement saying that while the evidence is evolving, "the severity of the disease is anticipated to be low." In addition, Singapore’s Ministry of Health said on Sunday that while "it is early days to conclude on the severity of the disease," cases globally "have mostly displayed mild symptoms," including a "sore throat, tiredness and cough." The country has so far reported 24 confirmed cases of the variant, one of the highest numbers recorded in Asia Pacific.
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Meanwhile, South Korea's health agency, the KDCA, warned that while it is staying cautious, all of the country's confirmed Omicron cases were "stable and mild so far." Of the 25 Omicron cases confirmed in the Australian state of New South Wales, the state most heavily impacted by the new variant, none were admitted to hospital for Covid-related care, officials said Monday. Several health ministries in the Asia Pacific region have said that while it's too early to make firm conclusions, Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant appear to be "mild."Īustralian Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a news conference on Friday that while there is "no doubt" that the Omicron variant is transmissible, there is "no real evidence … of an increase in severity" compared to previous variants of Covid-19. Minister for Health Greg Hunt during a press conference at Parliament House on Main Canberra, Australia.