Let’s overcome the challenge of COVID-19 sub-variants with good preparations

July 20

 

THE Ministry of Health recently issued a press release on its detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron for raising public awareness about various dangerous sub-variants related to coronavirus.

 

Currently, Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants trigger a new wave of the outbreak in some global countries including neighbouring countries of Myanmar. In fact, the COVID-19 virus took a break across the world but it resumed dangerous infection to attack global countries in a few months. Hence, many countries resumed businesses for the people to earn income for their families and nation-building tasks.

 

Especially, the global countries resumed tourism industry for giving chances for the international tourists to pay visits to many eminent sites so as to take relaxation. On the other hand, host countries earn incomes for their budgets to be allotted to various development tasks for their people.

 

In Myanmar, the 16 laboratory samples of COVID-19 virus of the positive cases were sent to the Department of Medical Research on 30 June 2022. According to the results of the department, the SARS-CoV-2 Variant Omicron BA4 was found in one laboratory sample and BA5 in five laboratory samples.

 

Currently, the Ministry of Health is continuously conducting “COVID-19 Molecular Disease Surveillance”, and releasing information on the detection of COVID-19 cases and SARS CoV-2 Variant Omicron from those who returned by the Commercial Flight and Relief Flight, and via border checkpoints in a timely manner.

 

All the patients suffering from Omicron BA4 and BA5 sub-variants are Myanmar citizens who returned from foreign countries. At present, they all completed isolation in medical treatment since they have tested positive for COVID-19. They are in good condition of health.

 

According to the findings of international countries, the Omicron variants cause less severe illness and fewer deaths among those who are fully vaccinated. As such, all people need to take vaccinations under the arrangements of relevant authorities or own arrangements as part of preventing the infection of disease in time.

 

No matter how severe the disease is, all people need to take basic preventive measures such as wearing masks, washing hands whenever return home, avoiding busy and public places and taking vaccination full time. If so, they will stay away from the infection of the pandemic to some extent. Even if they suffer from the infection of the disease unavoidably, it is sure that they may not face the severe infection of the disease due to the effects of vaccinations. GNLM