President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed this Friday morning that a Mexican who traveled to South Africa He apparently arrived ill with the new variant of Covid-19 Omicron.
On press conference from Michoacán The president reported that he received the data this Thursday that the first case in Mexico with the new variant was yet to be confirmed.
AMLO He explained that the patient, who remains to be known if he has this variant, if he is affected, weight is fine. “He is hospitalized in Mexico City, in a good hospital, and the report I have since yesterday is that he is in very good condition, he has no problem,” he said in his usual morning conference.
He reported that the patient decided to stay in the hospital in isolation until he had the results of the investigation.
López Obrador assured that the Omicron variant is very likely to occur in the country, however, he ruled out that this implies a greater risk for the Mexican population.
Last Thursday night, various versions were recorded on the analysis of a possible first case of the Omicron variant in our country. The probable carrier would be a traveler who was in South Africa and who is under the review of the Institute for Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (Internal).
The Economist consulted the press department of the Health Secretary Federal Government (SSA) which indicated that the contagion by the variant found in Africa is not yet confirmed.
He explained that as part of the epidemiological surveillance, the Internal works to identify variants based on different tests, with which the results could take up to 72 hours.
A few days ago, the Pan American Health Organization alerted that the new variant of Covid-19 it would soon circulate in other countries in the region of the American continent.
Carissa Etienne, director of the organization, called on the countries of the region to duplicate surveillance efforts and report any case of this new coronavirus mutation to the World Health Organization.
