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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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Oh, noooooeeeee… we’re ALL GONNA DIE… from this, so far, mild or asymptomatic variant. /sarc
1 posted on 11/28/2021 2:55:36 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: House Atreides

How do they know what variant these people are testing positive for?


2 posted on 11/28/2021 2:57:44 PM PST by Antihero101607
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To: House Atreides

3 posted on 11/28/2021 2:58:17 PM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: House Atreides

A highly infective variant that confers immunity and only presents mild if any symptoms would be a godsend, not a problem.


4 posted on 11/28/2021 2:58:44 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

Everything I’ve read indicates high infection capability but statistically insignificant lethality.

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


5 posted on 11/28/2021 3:02:06 PM PST by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: House Atreides

How do they test for it if the genetic mutation just happened?


6 posted on 11/28/2021 3:02:40 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: House Atreides

You know, I thought I had a forever list topper on things I don’t care about. I was all set in that department.

Now, I have to go through the trouble of re-ordering my list because there could be a new topper on that list.


7 posted on 11/28/2021 3:02:54 PM PST by FlipWilson
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To: Antihero101607

They don’t. It is all bullshit.


8 posted on 11/28/2021 3:04:08 PM PST by Rebelbase ( State Dept. Havana Syndrome victims: Guinea pigs of 5G/graphene oxide vax experiments?)
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To: House Atreides

BREAKING NEWS:

OMICRON (aka, MORONIC) variant now detected in the left tip of my pinky! Authorities alerted, and evacuations are commencing for all of the Unite States Northeast!


9 posted on 11/28/2021 3:06:30 PM PST by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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I’m…I’m feeling mild, so very mild. This is the major symptom,yes. An overwhelming, extreme mildness about it.

Technically the same symptoms as being “white”. Now we understand the end game.

10 posted on 11/28/2021 3:07:37 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: House Atreides

Chances are it is relatively mild - so far the news trickling in indicates that. So, Biden, a little belatedly, banned travel from some African countries. Do you hear the media’s outrage, calling Biden a racist for banning travel? No? How about that - Trump was called a racist for months for banning travel from China.


11 posted on 11/28/2021 3:13:56 PM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: Caipirabob

I have a mild case of whiteness myself. However, it is systemic, so there seems to be no cure.


12 posted on 11/28/2021 3:16:47 PM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: House Atreides

can rapid testing determine the variant?


13 posted on 11/28/2021 3:19:20 PM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: House Atreides

It’s wherever the mass immigration fanatics have jackhammered the gates open.


14 posted on 11/28/2021 3:20:44 PM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Wilhelm Tell

kneeling seems to be the treatment


15 posted on 11/28/2021 3:21:52 PM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: Billthedrill

One would think...?


16 posted on 11/28/2021 3:22:22 PM PST by EBH (Never trust the government or a politician . 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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“A highly infective variant that confers immunity and only presents mild if any symptoms would be a godsend, not a problem.”
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It would indeed. It will at least weeks until we definitively have complete information on its infectivity and virulence. If it turns out to also be usually mild to people with comorbidities, it would be a MASSIVE godsend.


17 posted on 11/28/2021 3:22:38 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: House Atreides

It’ll come south just in time to avoid Canada’s next winter and affect our 22 elections.


18 posted on 11/28/2021 3:22:53 PM PST by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: joshua c

NO, just that you have covid. Further testing for the variant


19 posted on 11/28/2021 3:23:17 PM PST by EBH (Never trust the government or a politician . 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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To: Wilhelm Tell
Do you hear the media’s outrage, calling Biden a racist for banning travel? No?

From countries whose citizens are mostly Blacks.

20 posted on 11/28/2021 3:25:21 PM PST by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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