2023-08-17 10:04:00
01:04 PM Thursday, August 17, 2023
Books – Ahmed Gomaa:
Coronavirus cases are increasing globally, at a time when health officials attributed this to the emergence of a new strain of the Omicron mutant, currently called EG.5.
In Egypt, the Ministry of Health said that all the currently circulating mutants belong to the “Omicron” mutant, and do not cause severe disease.
Until now; The Ministry of Health did not announce the emergence of the new variant in Egypt. Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, told Masrawy, “There are no laboratory results indicating the emergence of cases infected with the new EG.5 variant.”
What is the EG.5 mutant?
The World Health Organization has classified Eg.5, nicknamed iris, as interesting, suggesting it should be watched more closely because of mutations that might make it more infectious or severe.
However, the WHO said, the new variant does not appear to pose a greater threat to public health than other variants and that “there is no evidence of increased disease severity associated with the new strain”.
As of August 8, the new variant had been discovered in more than 51 countries, as it is considered the most common in the United States, and is estimated to be responsible for regarding 17 percent of current Corona cases, according to the CDC.
According to WHO, the global risk assessment of EG.5 currently remains as low as XBB.1.16 and other variants classified as interesting, according to available evidence. Despite its rapid spread and immune escaping ability, no reported No changes in morbidity or severity.
According to the organization’s data, vaccines that have proven effective in protecting once morest the “Omicron” strain are expected to provide a high degree of protection once morest the new sub-variant.
symptoms
For his part, Dr. Amjad El-Khouly, an epidemiologist at the World Health Organization, said in statements to Masrawy that there is no evidence yet that the emerging strain is more powerful than the previous one, as the characteristics of the new sub-variant are not much different from the previous strains.
The most common symptoms of Corona at the present time include:
– fever
– sore throat
– Runny nose
– cough
Body aches and muscle aches
Fatigue and diarrhea.
According to the American New York Times, the mutant is a source of concern, especially for the elderly and those with chronic diseases and low immunity, as is the case with “long-term Covid”, despite health experts’ assertion so far that the new strain “does not pose a great threat, or at all.” The least is not more dangerous than the other major variables in circulation
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