{"id":116382,"date":"2021-12-04T13:38:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T12:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=116382"},"modified":"2021-12-04T13:38:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T12:38:01","slug":"who-to-countries-prepare-for-likely-spread-of-omicron-covid-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/04\/who-to-countries-prepare-for-likely-spread-of-omicron-covid-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO to countries: Prepare for likely spread of Omicron COVID variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on countries to prepare for the possible spread of Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known on Friday by WHO spokesperson,\u00a0<span class=\"acssf62a8\">Christian Lindmeier in Geneva.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Lindmeier,<span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u00a0it would take two weeks before more is known about how transmissible and how dangerous the variant is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">Lindmeier advised against the implementation of blanket travel bans, except for countries whose health systems are unable to withstand a surge in infections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cIt is much more preferred to prepare your country, your health system for possible incoming cases because we can be pretty sure that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/04\/who-no-reports-of-deaths-from-omicron-variant-yet\/\">Omicron<\/a> variant will spread around,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cThis is how this virus behaves and we will most likely not be able to keep it out of individual countries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">The WHO official also cautioned against decisions that are induced by fear and not backed by scientific research and evidence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cLet\u2019s not get deterred right now, let us first get as much information as possible to make the correct risk assessment based on the information that we will have and then let\u2019s move on,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s not get completely worried or confused by individual information which are all individually important, but which need to be brought together in order to assess together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The development comes as the WHO said it is sending a technical team to South Africa\u2019s Gauteng province to monitor Omicron and help with contact tracing, amid a spike in coronavirus reinfections in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe detection and timely reporting of the new variant by Botswana and South Africa has bought the world time,\u201d Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, had said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a window of opportunity but must act quickly and ramp up detection and prevention measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCountries must adjust their COVID-19 response and stop a surge in cases from sweeping across Africa and possibly overwhelming already-stretched health facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on countries to prepare for the possible spread of Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant. 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