Primary school pupil tests positive for Omicron as UK cases 'treble in days'

“Letters have been issued to affected families and all necessary action has been taken at the school in line with health protection team advice and guidance.Cases of the new variant have been recorded in Highland, Grampian and Forth Valley health boards for the first time, at three, one and five respectively.The Omicron outbreak in Scotland started in the latter two areas, with nine cases linked to a single private event on November 20.

As Covid infections reached levels not seen since July last week, scientists estimate that one in 300 new infections are now due to the super-mutated bug. It is up from one in 1,000 around a week ago - suggesting fresh cases are still being imported, as well as spreading in the community. The news in Scotland comes after it was revealed that kids could be at greater risk of Omicron spread amid a spike in hospitalisation in South Africa.Hospital admissions in children under five have surprisingly surged in South Africa, where the concerning variant is now dominating, doctors say.

"The incidence in those under fives is now second-highest, and second only to the incidence in those over 60.”Medics stressed that it was early to know if children were particularly susceptible to theIt could be that the trend is a result of vaccines not being offered to kids under 12, with barely any young adults being invited for the jab, either.

Round of applause for this primary school please as they've managed to achieve something thousands of scientists and virologist have yet to discover... an actual test for discovering which variant of Convid is present in the body!!

Shock... another virus detected... oh wait, we've always been exposed to a multitude of viruses every day and humans have been around for millions of years! This is all getting so ridiculous.

I suspect omicron has been in the UK for weeks and only now are labs testing for the genetic markers that identify it. Now they're looking, they're finding.

Big deal, kids are strong enough to cope with shitty little flu bugs

They’re unvaccinated so it’s hardly surprising. Schools are superspreaders.

Da da daaaa……..

The depths this paper will delve to try and whip up panic. Let me know if they have anything more than a runny nose 👍🏻

Exactly!! Its beyond insanity now!

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