In an updated epidemiological information published this afternoon, based on data provided to the ECDC by the member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EU / EEA) by 12:00 pm (Brussels time, minus one in Portugal), this European agency reports, that “15 more cases have been confirmed related to the Omicron variant, bringing the total to 59.”
In particular, “cases were reported by 11 EU / EEA countries: Austria (3), Belgium (2), Czech Republic (1), Denmark (4), France (1, in Reunion), Germany (9), Italy ( 4)”. ), The Netherlands (16), Portugal (14), Spain (2) and Sweden (3), according to information from open sources, ”explains ECDC.
This means that Portugal, which now has 14 cases of the micron strain, is the second country in the EU / EEA with the most cases.
The European Center explains that “most of the confirmed cases are from travel to southern Africa, with some connecting flights to other destinations between Africa and Europe.”
In addition, “all cases for which severity information is available were asymptomatic or mild,” the European authority stresses, stressing that “to date, no serious or fatal case has been reported among these cases”.
Added to this are “several possible cases from across the region, but they are still being investigated,” the ECDC concludes.
According to the same epidemiological update, 12 cases were detected outside the EU / EEA in areas such as Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. from the center of Europe.
