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Omicron variant now in North America, Canadian officials say
nbcnews.com ^ | November 28, 2021 | Dennis Romero

Posted on 11/28/2021 2:55:36 PM PST by House Atreides

Canadian officials announced Sunday that the omicron variant of Covid-19 has reached North America, with two cases appearing in the province of Ontario.

A joint statement by top Ontario health officials Christine Elliott and Kieran Moore said two people who had recently been in Nigeria have tested positive for the variant.

Contact tracing was being conducted to determine whether others in the country might be positive.

The health officials said their strategy is to stop as many omicron cases as possible from entering Canada.

"We continue to urge the federal government to take the necessary steps to mandate point-of-arrival testing for all travellers irrespective of where they’re coming from to further protect against the spread of this new variant," the pair said.

Ontario has focused rapid Covid-19 testing on travelers who have been to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, according to the statement.

On Saturday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said told “Weekend TODAY” on Saturday that the variant could already be in the United States.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; covid19; ohnoes; omicron; omigod; omigodvariant; variant
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The standard PCR test looks for a positive measurement of 3 genes. One is the S gene and it is negative in Omicron. So the standard PCR test that finds 2 genes positive and S negative is indeed a Positive for Covid and Positive for Omicron variant of Covid.

Delta required genomic sequencing to identify. Omicron will show itself as above, but as a general thing, genomic sequencing will follow for confirmation.


21 posted on 11/28/2021 3:28:05 PM PST by Owen
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To: Rebelbase
I hope you're right, but I don't believe we're ever going to be rid of this virus BS. It's their way of controlling us. It works and they will use it ad infinitum, ad nauseum.
22 posted on 11/28/2021 3:28:51 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: House Atreides

The numbers numb nuts are entering the building, their math will be used to falsely count the dead


23 posted on 11/28/2021 3:29:41 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: Antihero101607

“How do they know what variant these people are testing positive for?”
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The COVID-19 positive test swab (or other positive tested material such as spit) needs to be sent off for genetic sequencing. This is normally done by relatively small random sampling of COVID-19 positive tests but I’m guessing they’ll be doing 100% genetic sequencing for positive tests of people recently returned from Southern Africa or people who were exposed to recent Africa returnees or people confirmed infected with the Omicron variant.


24 posted on 11/28/2021 3:38:38 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: Wilhelm Tell

Lol!!!


25 posted on 11/28/2021 3:47:40 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: House Atreides

OK, nobody breathe.


26 posted on 11/28/2021 3:49:21 PM PST by SaxxonWoods
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To: House Atreides

27 posted on 11/28/2021 4:06:39 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything ᡕᠵ᠊ᡃ࡚ࠢ࠘ ⸝່ࠡࠣ᠊߯᠆ࠣ࠘ᡁࠣ࠘᠊᠊ࠢ࠘𐡏⁻ )
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To: House Atreides

ONLY 4 people are sick in South Africa who were vaxxed, and they all have mild symptoms. That is the ONLY function of vaccines, to reduce chances of serious symptoms. My daughter returned from S.A. today as a matter of fact, and she and her boy friend never got sick with covid there. Both are vaxxed.


28 posted on 11/28/2021 4:25:38 PM PST by entropy12 (President Trump was the best president in my life time of 81 years and counting..)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Hahaha I am 1 step ahead of the gov’t. I already had the booster a week ago, and it was free. Thank you all tax payers.


29 posted on 11/28/2021 4:26:50 PM PST by entropy12 (President Trump was the best president in my life time of 81 years and counting..)
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To: MtnClimber

It’s a secret.


30 posted on 11/28/2021 4:29:31 PM PST by Qui is (Biden spews and Harris swallows. )
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To: entropy12

Oh, you didn’t pay money, but it isn’t free…


31 posted on 11/28/2021 5:01:22 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything ᡕᠵ᠊ᡃ࡚ࠢ࠘ ⸝່ࠡࠣ᠊߯᠆ࠣ࠘ᡁࠣ࠘᠊᠊ࠢ࠘𐡏⁻ )
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To: House Atreides

Good. Let it ride.


32 posted on 11/28/2021 5:27:20 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: House Atreides

Let me know when they get to omega.


33 posted on 11/28/2021 5:31:15 PM PST by Overtaxed (Stiff the Fed)
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To: House Atreides

Is it really that uncommon to have a new variant of a flu/cold family of viruses? Is there really a “vaccine” against any of them (without changing the meaning of the word “vaccine”)?


34 posted on 11/28/2021 7:50:36 PM PST by AndyTheBear
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

35 posted on 11/28/2021 8:51:19 PM PST by 4Liberty (Let's go Brandon 👏 ...👏 ...👏👏👏 https://youtu.be/qr_F_XQrukM?t=1)
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To: Regulator

36 posted on 11/28/2021 8:53:29 PM PST by 4Liberty (Let's go Brandon 👏 ...👏 ...👏👏👏 https://youtu.be/qr_F_XQrukM?t=1)
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To: rarestia
Everything I’ve read indicates high infection capability but statistically insignificant lethality.

We’re literally chasing and tracking the common cold at this point.


37 posted on 11/28/2021 9:09:04 PM PST by 4Liberty (Let's go Brandon 👏 ...👏 ...👏👏👏 https://youtu.be/qr_F_XQrukM?t=1)
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To: 4Liberty

😁


38 posted on 11/29/2021 9:02:11 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything ᡕᠵ᠊ᡃ࡚ࠢ࠘ ⸝່ࠡࠣ᠊߯᠆ࠣ࠘ᡁࠣ࠘᠊᠊ࠢ࠘𐡏⁻ )
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