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Over time, more US states announce the detection of infections with the new Omicron mutant, the first of which appeared in California a few days ago.

New York, Colorado, Washington, Texas, Hawaii and Minnesota announced dozens of cases, with more expected to be revealed over time.

And the US health authorities stated that many of the infected people had already received “Covid-19” vaccines in earlier times, and that the symptoms they were experiencing were “mild and rapidly improving.”

American hospitals did not impose any additional precautionary measures in the Washington metropolitan area due to the emergence of cases of the Omicron mutation (Getty Images)

No additional precautions in American hospitals

Dr. Dalia Shaheen, who works in a hospital in the Arlington area in northern Virginia, adjacent to Washington, DC, played down the repercussions of the spread of the new mutation, and pointed out that insufficient data and tests so far to form a complete picture of the risks of the new mutation.

Shaheen said, in an interview with Al-Jazeera Net, that American hospitals until today "have not imposed any additional precautionary measures in the Washington metropolitan area due to the start of the spread and emergence of cases of the new Omicron mutant. Only all workers, patients and visitors to the hospital are required to wear a face mask at all times, and this procedure is It has been in effect since March 2020 and has not changed so far.

On the other hand, Dr. Khaled Al-Shamy, assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, confirmed that "the instructions of the Center for Epidemiology and Disease Control and the US Department of Health did not impose any new protocols because of the Omicron mutant, and everything is going as usual."

Instructions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Department of Health have not imposed any new protocols due to the Omicron mutant (Getty Images)

Expect a rapid increase in injuries

The United States witnessed a significant increase in the rates of infection with the “Covid-19” virus in the last winter months due to the cold weather and the need for this to be in closed places, as well as family gatherings due to Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.

And Dr. Shaheen considered that "the Omicron mutant will be like the Delta mutant that they suffered from last summer, and there is no doubt that the number of people infected with the Omicron mutant will increase significantly in the winter season."

For his part, Dr. Al-Shami, in an interview with Al-Jazeera Net, indicated that "the British authorities have carried out some accurate tests that have proven that the current vaccines will not stop the spread and spread of the Omicron mutated, and for this reason Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to take strict measures last week."

Available data in the United States indicate some protection provided by receiving vaccines for "Covid-19" against the new mutation (Getty Images)

However, Al-Shamy indicated that "the information and data available here in the United States indicate some protection provided by receiving vaccines for Covid-19 in the face of the new mutation."

And many provinces and states have re-imposed the necessity of wearing face masks in workplaces, shopping and studying, after these measures were eased with the high rates of vaccinated citizens and the low rates of infection with the “Covid-19” virus in the past few months.

Dr. Al-Shamy confirmed that “there is no increase in the number of cases that need to enter the intensive care rooms in our medical center,” and Al-Shami expected that “the panic due to the Omicron mutant will increase with the expected increases in the number of people infected with it, and before the end of the month, the Omicron mutant will exceed the number of infections in the copy.” original from the COVID-19 virus.

On the second of December, the United States recorded 96,643 new infections with the "Covid-19" virus, while on the same day 1,021 people died as a result of infection with the virus.

President Biden called on Americans not to hesitate to get the booster dose of vaccines quickly (French)

New government precautions

Starting next Monday, the United States intends to increase examinations and tests and impose quarantine on travelers coming from outside the country.

Last Thursday, President Joe Biden confirmed the new measures that his administration plans to adopt to combat the expected outbreak of the "Covid-19" virus during the winter, amid fears that a state of panic is approaching the spread of the new Omicron mutant.

Biden, during a visit to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) outside Washington, suggested that the number of infections with the Covid virus and the Omicron mutant will continue to rise in the coming weeks.

Biden pledged not to resort to a state of complete closure as a means to contain the spread and spread of the mutated Omicron, and called on Americans not to hesitate to obtain the booster dose of vaccines quickly, while stressing the need to provide free tests to detect the virus in homes.