One of the tests is on a passenger coming from South Africa who disembarked in Guarulhos on 23 November.
He had a negative RT-PCR test, but as he was preparing to return to South Africa, he sought out the laboratory located at Guarulhos airport, on 11/25, to carry out the return test. At that time, both tested positive for Covid-19 and the fact was reported to the Center for Strategic Information on Health Surveillance (CIEVS) in São Paulo.
“In view of the positive results, the Albert Einstein laboratory took the initiative to carry out the genetic sequencing of the samples. The laboratory notified Anvisa about the positive results of the tests and about the start of procedures for genetic sequencing on 11/29 and, as of today, 11/30, reported that, in previous analyses, the Ômicron variant of SARS was identified. -Cov-2”, says a note from Anvisa.
According to national protocols, the material must be sent to the Adolfo Lutz Institute (IAL) for the purpose of confirming the genetic sequencing.
