New Delhi: In the wake of COVID-19 new variant 'omicron', the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday asked all the Asia-Pacific countries to boost their healthcare facilities to protect people.
The Regional Director of the WHO, Takeshi Kasai said instead of relying on the border measures the countries need to prepare for the variants with high potential transmissibility.
''As per the information available now, the counties don't need to change their approach,'' he added
Omicron was detected in 5 states of the United States and then Australia became the latest country that reported community transmission of the virus Omicron despite closing its borders. Presently, the new variant has been found in Asian countries of India, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan.
In the Asia Pacific countries, the vaccinations rates vary from one country to another but there is an anxious gap. Indonesia which was the epicenter of COVID-19 in Asia has successfully injected about 35% of people among the population of 270 million.
Australian government's top medical advisor revealed that Omicron could become dominant in the world within the upcoming few days.
The United States government has also opted for measures to prevent their people from the spread of the virus. On Monday, it asked international travelers to get tested for the COVID-19 within one day of their arrival.
Meanwhile, the US President Joe Biden on Thursday asserted that the state will fight the variant with technology and not with confusion and havoc.
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