“Since this is a new variant, we have to tighten the controls,” Portugal’s health general director, Graça Freitas told the local TSF radio.
Freitas said that some of the infected had no symptoms and that all were improving.
“Despite being vaccinated, we know that the vaccine is not 100% effective,” she told SIC Noticias news channel.
Benfica said that its players were tested on Monday as they normally are every week and the results came back negative.
Belenenses SAD (R) was forced to forfeit its match against Benfica on Saturday due to an outbreak from the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, which resulted in 13 positive tests among players and staff members. Photo by Antonio Cotrim/EPA-EFE
We Know Almost Nothing About the Omicron Variant
Freitas said that some of the infected had no symptoms and that all were improving.
“Despite being vaccinated, we know that the vaccine is not 100% effective,” she told SIC Noticias news channel.
Benfica said that its players were tested on Monday as they normally are every week and the results came back negative.
Belenenses SAD (R) was forced to forfeit its match against Benfica on Saturday due to an outbreak from the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, which resulted in 13 positive tests among players and staff members. Photo by Antonio Cotrim/EPA-EFE
We Know Almost Nothing About the Omicron Variant
