of the young inhabitants of Colombia with the symptoms of Omicron-strain Coronavirus asked not to do tests, but to observe quarantine. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Health of the country Fernando Ruiz Gomez, reports RIA Novosti.
According to Gomez, people with symptoms since their appearance should be in isolation seven days, and not 10 or 14, as before. In the number of such symptoms, he called a runny nose, temperature and headache. “In this case, these people do not need to do the test, since symptoms are already evidence that with a high probability they have an omikron strain,” the minister said, emphasizing that it is about young people with good immunity.
At the same time, Gomez indicated that people with chronic diseases, citizens older than 60 years and children under three should consult physicians to observe their condition. In graft people after close contact with the sickness do not need to be insulated, however, they need to wear masks and avoid meetings with people with a weak immunity.
Health workers are prescribed to make tests when symptoms appear and be in mandatory insulation seven days.
Earlier, Dr. Claire Stevet from Great Britain reported that the symptoms of the Omicron-strain of coronavirus often resemble ARVI. According to the specialist, the new strain is more contagiable compared to other variants of the virus, while it causes less severe symptoms. The most common of them are headache, runny nose and sore throat.