Omicron variant, positive wife and children ‘patient zero’

The wife and two children of the Italian ‘patient zero’ are also positive for the Omicron variant. The sequencing of the swabs carried out on the direct contacts of the man, coming from southern Africa, was completed this morning at the Cotugno hospital in Naples. The 4 patients have no relevant symptoms confirming the action produced by the vaccine. Read also Rapid sequencing was possible thanks to tools with Ngs technology, which the Cotugno laboratory is equipped with, which allow the processing and evaluation of the viral genome in its entirety within 24 hours. The ‘patient zero’, 55 years old from Caserta, is vaccinated with 2 doses. Manager of Eni, he is in solitary confinement in his home in Caserta and is constantly monitored by doctors and the health authority. “We express our appreciation for the highly qualified staff of Cotugno who have completed the sequencing. We will follow this case with the utmost attention with the utmost attention. great attention to tracking “. This was declared by the president of the Campania Region Vincenzo De Luca, commenting on the result of the sequencing on the swabs of the close contacts of the so-called “patient zero”, the Caserta professional who tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The man’s wife and two children also tested positive for the Omicron variant, and the man has had no further contact since returning to Italy. Arriving in Milan on the evening of November 15, he reached the hotel with a rental car, where he dined alone in a room where only one other person was present but located on the opposite side. He had no contact with the hotel staff. On November 16th at 8 am, still by car, he reached the hospital to carry out the swab required by his company, having to leave for Mozambique on the same evening of the 16th. drove to two other hospitals to undergo the periodic examinations provided for the employees of his company, always wearing personal protective equipment. On his way to Rome, where he should have taken the flight to Mozambique at Fiumicino airport, still aboard a car, he received the call from the competent doctor who informed him of the positivity, which is why he decided to return to Caserta from his family. He never went to his Milan workplace. For the utmost caution, the hospitals visited for the surveillance of health workers who visited the case were informed.