Omicron variant, in Italy 27 cases

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Omicron variant in Italy, there are currently 27 cases. This is the updated data released by the ECDC, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, which – as of December 13 – has 1,686 cases reported so far from 23 countries in the European Union / European Economic Area. Read also The other EU / See countries that have reported cases of Omicron are: Austria (17), Belgium (30), Croatia (3), Cyprus (3), Czech Republic (8), Denmark (195), Estonia (26 ), Finland (20), France (59), Germany (82), Greece (3), Iceland (20), Ireland (10), Latvia (5), Liechtenstein (1), Netherlands (62), Norway ( 958), Portugal (49), Romania (8), Slovakia (3) Spain (36) and Sweden (23), according to information from public sources. In addition, numerous probable cases have been reported in different countries. “All the cases for which information on severity is available were asymptomatic or mild. So far, no deaths related to Omicron have been reported. These data – the ECDC reiterates – must be evaluated with caution, as the number of confirmed cases is too low. to understand if the clinical spectrum of the disease caused by Omicron differs from that of the previously detected variants “. Overall, there have been 6,430 confirmed cases of Omicron worldwide, reported by 70 countries, according to the data of the latest bulletin released by the European body . Of these, 47 are countries and territories outside the EU / See, which reported a total of 4,744 cases of Omicron. To have communicated infections from this variant were: Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bermuda (United Kingdom), Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar, India, Israel , Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan , Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia and Zimbabwe.