However, by protocol it was subjected to a test at the airport on November 25, “the same day that the WHO reported the first case of Ómicron in the world.”
This sample tested positive and was sent “for genomic sequencing,” which determined that it was the new variant.
The man had two doses of the Pfizer vaccine and “is in good health and in isolation,” first at home and later in a medical residence in the Valparaíso region, 120 kilometers west of Santiago.
The health authorities indicated that they carry out the follow-up and new PCR shots of all the passengers who shared a flight with the infected.
As part of this follow-up, a close contact was detected “whose epidemiological investigation is ongoing.”
This person and his family were isolated in a health residence as a preventive measure and the taking of the PCR test was coordinated with them.
The Seremi urged an active search for cases in the Valparaíso region to minimize the risks of expansion of this new variant, more contagious according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to data from the Ministry of Health, Chile accumulates more than 1.7 million cases of Covid-19 and exceeds 38,000 deaths since the first contagion was detected on March 3, 2020.
Source From: Ambito
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