"According to the information available to us, the person stated that he had stayed in Namibia before returning to the Czech Republic," said Štěpánka Čechová, a spokeswoman for the State Institute of Public Health.

https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/omikron-koronavirus-v-cesku-mutace-hygiena_2111271159_pj

Edited November 29, 20214 yr by niman

According to a discriminatory PCR test, the new coronavirus mutation is already in the Czech Republic. Hygienists will confirm this by sequencing

Hygienists are investigating the first possible case of a new South African variant of coronavirus in the Czech Republic. The so-called omicron came from one discriminatory PCR test, but the laboratory must verify it by sequencing. The information of TV Nova was confirmed to Radiožurnál by the spokesman of the Ministry of Health Daniel Köppl. If the case is confirmed, the hygienists will route the contacts of the infected person as a matter of priority.

 

Prague / Berlin 11:59 27. 11. 2021 (Updated: 12:11 PM 27/11/2021)Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Print Copy url address

Hygienists are investigating the first possible case of a new South African variant of coronavirus in the Czech Republic. The so-called omicron came from one discriminatory PCR test, but the laboratory must verify it by sequencing (illustrative photo) | Photo: René Volfík Source: iROZHLAS.cz

"According to the information available to us, the person stated that he had stayed in Namibia before returning to the Czech Republic," said Štěpánka Čechová, a spokeswoman for the State Institute of Public Health.

 

According to the resigned Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES), the woman flew back to the Czech Republic via South Africa and Dubai.

It is not possible to confirm 100% whether there is really a new mutation in the Czech Republic, but according to the spokesman of the Ministry of Health Daniel Köppl.

"We really need to do one whole genome sequencing at the moment, and that will take some time," he told Radiožurnál.

"We expect the result of her test, she is now in isolation and all contacts are being traced," Babiš added on Twitter.

Already on Friday, the government tightened the return rules from eight South African states due to the mutation.

Andrej Babiš
@AndrejBabis

 

Let me correct the media. The lady who was tested for the new mutation was NOT in Egypt, but during her stay in Namibia and flew back to the Czech Republic via South Africa and Dubai. We expect the result of her test, she is now in isolation and all contacts are being traced.

12:02 - 27 November 2021

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The National Reference Laboratory has also instructed laboratories on which mutations to investigate preferentially using the so-called discriminant PCR test. They should do so mainly in cases where people have returned from abroad.

The number of infected people in the Czech Republic is still known. Friday's tests confirmed 20,315 cases of coronavirus infection. This is the first decline in the last two months in a week-on-week comparison.

However, the workload of hospitals is growing and infected healthcare professionals are increasing. In total, almost six thousand of them are positive - more than last year, although the vast majority of health professionals are vaccinated. More and more people need the care of doctors, 6,169 people are now hospitalized, of which 924 patients have a severe course of the disease.

 

Prague / Berlin 11:59 27. 

The Liberec hospital confirmed the first case of the omicron variant in the Czech Republic

 UPDATEDNov 27, 2021

The Liberec hospital confirmed the occurrence of a new coronavirus variant of omicron in the Czech Republic. He is still waiting for confirmation of positivity in the National Reference Laboratory. The suspect sample was captured by PCR. She is a woman from the Liberec region who returned to the Czech Republic from Namibia via South Africa and Dubai, is vaccinated and has a mild course of the disease. 

https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3406500-liberecka-nemocnice-potvrdila-prvni-pripad-varianty-omikron-v-cesku

seq at GISAID

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