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75 Omicron Cases Confirm in Pakistan

So far, 75 instances of the novel covid-19 omicron have been verified in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared omicron a cause for concern, the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), and provincial departments in Pakistan have been monitoring Omicron cases, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The first instance of the newest kind of covid-19 Omicron in Pakistan was recorded on December 13 in Karachi, according to the statement.

In this regard, it was further said that till December 27, a total of 75 cases of Omicron have been confirmed in the country in which 17 cases were reported in Islamabad, 13 in Lahore, and 33 in Karachi.

The National Institutes of Health also stated that 12 instances were linked to tourists from other nations, but did not disclose any more information.

In order to avoid the spread of illness, he added that the proper authorities had isolated the patients and initiated contract tracking.

The statement further said that despite the increasing number of cases and spread of the virus, vaccination and implementation of SOPs is the best way to prevent covid-19.

As per the National Institutes of Health, all govt covid-19 vaccinations available in Pakistan are extremely effective at preventing serious illness and hospitalization, and the state has advised people to get both vaccine doses and boosters.

On December 8, Pakistan's first probable case of the Omicron variety was reported, and on December 13, the Aga Khan University Hospital verified the novel viral strain.

The first case was confirmed in Islamabad on December 25, and Zaeem Zia, Islamabad's district health officer, told Dawn.com that the virus had been confirmed in a 47-year-old man.

He claimed that the deceased was employed in Islamabad and had gone out of town for work, but the patient had not.

Last month, Federal Minister for Planning Asad Omar and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Health Doctor Faisal Sultan cautioned the public about the virus's risks and predicted that the Omicron strain will eventually arrive in Pakistan.

 

Asad Omar had said that this type of virus would spread all over the world because we have already seen that whenever a virus enters, it is hard to halt it in today's interconnected society, but immunization is the most reasonable way to avert this menace.

 

Pakistan had on November 27 imposed a complete travel ban on six South African countries, including South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, and Namibia, as well as Hong Kong, to stop the new virus from spreading across the country

 

Subsequently, nine additional states were included into Croatia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovenia, Vietnam, Poland, and Zimbabwe.

The National Command and Operating Center ranked 13 countries, including the United States, Britain, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Russia, Thailand, France, Austria, Afghanistan, and Turkey, in Category B of the itinerary.

Vaccination is mandatory for travelers from these countries, while everyone over the age of six must have a negative PCR test report issued within 48 hours of boarding.

Omicron has been described by the World Health Organization as a highly contagious virus and has been placed in the same category as the Delta variant.

Medical experts around the world are working to find out the effects of over-the-counter doses of vaccines from various companies against the new type of corona omicron.

Now, researchers in Hong Kong have released preliminary data on the effects of booster doses of Chinese company Sinovac, used to prevent covid-19 on omicron. Omicron is thought to be 70 times more contagious than Delta, and vaccinators may need additional doses of vaccines for this type of vaccine. A recent laboratory study by Sinovac found that 94% of people who took three doses of the vaccine developed antiviral antibodies but did not shed light on the surface.

A Hong Kong study examining the levels of antibodies in people who used two doses of the vaccine confirmed that two doses were insufficient to protect against omicron.

It should be noted that Chinese vaccines called 'Sinopharm' and ' Sinovac ' are being used in many Asian and Central countries including Pakistan. Even a third dose of Sinopharm could only assist develop 20% of the antibodies against omicron, according to a collaborative study from Shanghai Jiao tong University and the Institute for Infectious Diseases.

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has expressed fears of a negative impact on the economy in view of the new type of coronavirus, Omicron, which could lead to a further rise in inflation.

Explained that the reason for inflation in Pakistan is the rise in international commodity prices, exchange rate, weather conditions, and the economic agents' forecasts which give such indications in the future. The growing prices of energy, gasoline, housing rent, transportation, and food each year, which include substantial contributions, are the reason for the constant rise in inflation in recent months. Inflation is expected to decline monthly in December, with global crude oil prices falling sharply, and foreign exchange prices continuing to decline, but the government continues to raise international commodity prices. Efforts are underway against

Despite these efforts, inflation is anticipated to climb in December, contrary to expectations. It appears that inflation will grow every year, though that may be less than the preceding month.

World electricity costs increased by 6.4 percent in November, while other commodity prices fell by 0.2 percent.

The annual fiscal deficit of GDP has fallen from 1.7 percent to 1.1 percent. Moreover, the main balance has grown from 156 billion to 206 billion during July-October last year.