New York: Now a new variant of Coronavirus, Omicron Variant, has started spreading in countries around the world including India. This has had a direct impact on international travel. Some 11,500 flights have been canceled worldwide since. Thousands of flights have been delayed during the busiest travel period of the year. Many airlines have said that flights have been canceled after crew members were found infected.
According to flight tracker FlightAware, Omicron has had an impact on airlines around the world. Around 3,000 flights were canceled on Monday. 1,100 more flights have been canceled for Tuesday. Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reduced the isolation of asymptomatic patients from 10 days to 5 days from Monday to reduce the chances of more people returning to work and labor shortage.
Cases will increase in the US in January
With the increase in Omicron cases in New York, USA, the number of children admitted to the hospital is also increasing. According to the New York Health Department, there has been a four-fold increase in corona patients over the age of 18 who are admitted to the hospital. About half of those infected are below 5 years of age. More cases are expected to increase in January. That’s why more emphasis is being laid on testing and vaccination.
Time to distance yourself from strangers
President Joe Biden’s Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci has appealed that people do not go to parties or celebrations in closed places, where you do not know who has been vaccinated and who has not. Celebrate at home with fewer people, where everyone knows each other’s vaccination status. He also appealed to the people to investigate.
The first case of death from Omicron in Australia so far
The first 80-year-old patient has died after being hit by Omicron in Australia’s most populous city, New South Wales. The patients were living in the old age home and there they came under the grip of infection. The deceased had received both doses of the vaccine. Vaccination rates are very high in New South Wales. Despite this, the number of victims is increasing.
150 cases of infection in Xi’an, strictness increased
Strictness has increased after getting cases of corona in Xi’an, China. The administration has also banned people from moving within the city from Monday. On the fifth day of the lockdown, the process of corona investigation of 1 crore people is going on. So far 635 cases have been reported in Xi’an and no Omicron patient has been found so far. On Sunday, 162 cases of infection have been registered across China.
