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Sultanate of Oman records new infections in Coron
The Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman said on Tuesday that it had registered 4 new infections with the Coronavirus from Great Britain, which it suspected was of the mutated strain, and that it was conducting studies to confirm the nature of the cases.
Oman’s Health Minister Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Saeedi, a member of the Supreme Committee charged with examining the mechanism to deal with developments arising from the Coronavirus, stated that there is a study underway to confirm the presence of 4 cases from Gran Brittany, stating that the study of the genetic map of the virus continues and will be announced.
The Minister of Health stated that there is no indication that the new strain of “Covid 19” is more vicious and dangerous than the mother virus, indicating that currently available vaccines will have the same response as the mother virus, according to the Agency of Oman News.
Al-Saeedi announced that 15,600 doses of the vaccine will arrive in the Sultanate next Thursday, and that some 28,000 doses will arrive in January, highlighting that the Sultanate is one of the first countries in the region to join the International Vaccine Alliance.
The Minister of Health indicated that the Ministry has established controls for the target groups of the vaccine, and the priority will be for those who suffer from chronic diseases and those over 60 years of age, highlighting that next Sunday the vaccination of the vaccine will begin in the Sultanate from Oman.
Al-Saeedi confirmed that Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, the Supreme Committee and the technical team are closely monitoring all developments of this virus.
The British newspaper “The Guardian” reported, on Monday night, that the new strain of the epidemic came through a person in the area of ”Kent” in the south-east of England, and is preparing to make it the first to transfer the “remake” of Corona to others last September.
Scientists believe that the new strain is more likely to spread than the known strain by up to 70 percent, and this is one of the reasons for concern, but there is currently no evidence that it makes the situation worse for patients.
