At a time when Iran is considering re-closure for fear of an outbreak of the new strain of Corona, Iranian media reported today, Thursday, the possibility of about 1,800 people in Iran being infected with the Omicron mutation.
In addition, the assistant of the Anti-Coronavirus Committee in Tehran Province for treatment affairs, Nader Tavakoli, announced a state of alert for the readiness of medical centers in order to increase the risk of infection with the “Omicron” strain of the Corona virus.
“We asked the hospitals to expand the outpatient departments at the emergency entrances, to organize outpatient referrals in the centers,” he added.
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Meanwhile, the Iranian health authorities are reconsidering the policy to combat the Corona virus, which could mean a new closure in the near future, at a time when officials are fighting the spread of the disease due to the new mutation.
Yesterday, Monday, Health Minister Bahram Einollahi said: “Because of the new Omicron mutant, we plan to rethink within our team on measures to respond to the Corona virus crisis.” This could include closings, he added. The case for keeping schools open is also up for debate.
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On Sunday, the Iranian Ministry of Health announced the registration of the first case of the Omicron mutated, of an Iranian traveler who had recently arrived from a neighboring country.
The head of the Public Relations and Information Center at the Ministry of Health, Muhammad Hashemi, said at the time, “In an emergency meeting held in the presence of Bahram Ein Allah, Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education at the Ministry, a case of the “Omicron” mutant of the Corona virus was confirmed in Iran.”
Hashemi indicated that health protocols will be discussed, pointing out that the results of today’s meeting regarding the measures taken to prevent the spread of a new strain in the country will be announced at a later time.
