“As part of the COVID-19 pandemic measures applied to air traffic, the government has decided to suspend flights to and from Mozambique from 00:00 Monday, November 29,” the press release said. MAY
The decision follows concerns and containment measures in the European Union over the discovery in South Africa of a new, potentially more infectious variant, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has named Omicron.
“From 00:00 this Saturday, November 27, all passengers on flights from Mozambique (as well as from South Africa, Botswana, Essuatini, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe) must comply with a 14-day quarantine upon entering mainland Portugal. at home or at a location designated by the health authorities, ”the Portuguese government further defines, according to a statement released today by MAI.
MAI also points out that the mandatory 14-day quarantine applies to “citizens who enter national territory and leave one of these seven countries 14 days before arriving in Portugal.”
“These restrictive measures are aimed at preventing the spread of a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus,” justifies MAI.
European Union (EU) member states today decided to temporarily suspend flights from seven South African countries, including Mozambique, due to the detection of a highly mutated variant of the covid-19 virus in South Africa.
According to the WHO, a new variant of B.1.1.529 called Omicron, first discovered in South Africa, which reported it to the UN agency on Wednesday, should be classified as “of concern” as it has “a large number of mutations.” some of which are troubling. “
Preliminary data suggests an “increased risk of re-infection” with this strain compared to other strains of concern, the UN agency said in a statement today.
According to the WHO, this is a strain that has already been identified in Belgium, Israel, Hong Kong (administrative region of China) and Botswana.
By definition, options of concern are associated with increased transmissibility or virulence, or decreased effectiveness of social and health interventions, diagnoses, vaccines and treatments.
[Notícia atualizada às 20:42]
