Five to nine people are infected with the new variant from the cities of Raanana and Modi’in – whose source of infection is unknown | The concern: it will be very difficult to cut off the adhesive chain of the variant, which also has a fast adhesion rate
The number of verified South African variants ‘Omicron’ in Israel, currently stands at 67 people since last night. Tonight (Monday) it is reported in ‘Here 11’ that the source of the infection of 5 to 9 verified in the variant is unknown – so amputating the infection chain becomes a much more complex task.
According to the publication, some of those verified live in Modi’in and some in Raanana. The Ministry of Health responded to the publication, claiming that the spread may be “more extensive than we thought.” Last night, the Ministry of Health updated on an increase of 15 verified to the Omicron variant, while so far 67 verified have been identified in Israel.
Of the 67, 44 were returned from South Africa, England, France, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Italy, Namibia and Turkey. A further 14 were infected as a result of contacts with returnees from South Africa, England and France. And 9 were infected in the community In three different infection events.
Of those 67 verified: 13 are defined as unprotected, meaning unvaccinated, recovering half a year after recovery, and vaccinated with a second dose half a year after vaccination. And 54 are defined as protected. In addition, there is a high suspicion of another 80 cases of Lorient Omicron exposure for which the flooring results have not yet been obtained.
Of the 147 verified and “high suspicion”, 54 with symptoms. 88 without symptoms. And the condition of five others in the examination process. At the same time, due to the fast infection rate of the variant, there is a scenario in the Ministry of Health that predicts a number that reaches 15,000 infected per day.