Ministry of Health and Population: Preparations to Confront New Sub-Mutant from Omicron

2023-12-20 06:00:00

Written by Walid Abdel Salam Wednesday, December 20, 2023 08:00 AM

revealed Ministry of Health and Population Regarding the preparations to confront the new sub-mutant from Omicron, she confirmed that all hospitals have been provided with therapeutic protocol medications for treating Corona, noting that the degree of preparations at airports and ports has been raised to receive and examine those arriving from abroad to ensure that they are not infected with the symptoms of the new mutant.

The Ministry of Health and Population advised continuous disinfection of hands and surfaces, in addition to using masks in crowded, poorly ventilated places, as well as staying at home in the event of respiratory symptoms. The Ministry of Health and Population continued: It is better not to participate in gatherings if you are sick.

For his part, Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the Ministry is following reports received from the World Health Organization, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and from health authorities in some countries around the world regarding the discovery of a sub-strain of the interesting mutant, or Micron, which has been called the mutant. 1.IN.

He continued: According to the report issued by the World Health Organization, the prevalence of the 2.86.BA variant and its descendant strains, including 1.IN, reached 37% of the total samples reported worldwide, and more than half of them were of the 1.JN variant.

He continued: It is believed that the 1.JN variant has a high rate of spread and has the ability to infect cases who were previously vaccinated with old vaccines once morest the emerging coronavirus – 23, which were used before the year 2023. However, even initial doses of the Covid vaccine are likely to help protect once morest… The new subvariant 1.JN, and he continued: Most cases of infection resulting from this variant are simple, and there are no distinct or different clinical symptoms from the previous symptoms of the variant or micron for people infected with this variant. The expected public health risks of this variant, including its subtype 1 IN, are what Still low.

Dr. Hossam Hosny, Head of the Scientific Committee to Combat Corona at the Ministry of Health and Population, said: No cases infected with the 1.IN or 2.86.BA variant have been discovered in Egypt to date.

It is always beneficial to be careful to follow precautionary and preventive measures.

Dr. Hossam Hosni, head of the Scientific Committee to Combat Corona at the Ministry of Health and Population, added that the new variants do not differ much from previous variants, and the nature of viruses is constantly mutating to adapt to new conditions, adding that there is no need to worry, but rather we must follow complete precautionary and preventive measures to prevent infection, adding that the vaccine is very important in confronting the disease. Infection and its complications if they occur.

Dr. Hossam Hosni said that the updated therapeutic protocol is suitable for treatment and is strong and has no problem at all and helps to a large extent in recovery, stressing the importance of obtaining the vaccine. He continued: There are monitoring operations at the highest level to predict whether the virus is present or not and to deal with the infected person, regardless of the infectious mutant, pointing to: Chest hospitals in the Republic operate with the latest therapeutic protocol to treat respiratory diseases free of charge.

He explained that all sectors of the Ministry are prepared for any emergency, stressing that the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization are coordinating among themselves at the highest levels to learn regarding the various developments regarding the Corona virus.

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