A new variant of COVID-19stronger and more aggressive, with cases reported all over the world, is expanding very rapidly throughout Europe. Doctors are already warning that it could be the new dominant strain of the virus. The name given to the strain has been called by scientists as CHECKwho experienced the first case this June In Germany, however, cases have been reported in countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, France and many other countries, accounting for more than 1,115 cases worldwide. It is a variant whose symptoms are very similar to common diseases like colds and flu.
Most common symptoms
The most common symptoms of this new variant of Covid-19 are frequent cough, fever, difficulty breathing, fatigue, loss of smell or muscle pain. Some cold-like symptoms such as congestion, headache, runny nose, vomiting or diarrhea are also common. In general, most patients take very little time to recover. However, other people may take a longer period of time or even require hospitalization.
XEC in-depth investigation
The family doctor and clinical director of population health, Helen Wallhas indicated in statements to the Daily Mail that an increase in respiratory infections has been recorded around the world, which coincides with the increased symptoms and hospitalized patients with this new strain. “It is expected that become the most dominant and it is becoming more frequent like all the previous variants. We don’t know for sure if this makes it more or less contagious, I suspect more so because it always is, but we don’t know what the situation is,” says Wall.
On the other hand, the director of the Institute of Genetics at University College London, professor Francois Ballouxstates for its part that the XEC variant is more contagious than the rest of the strains that have been developing. However, he states that the vaccines should offer good safety, given that it comes from the Omicron family. Despite this, Balloux believes it will be the dominant strain during the winter months.
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The new variant of COVID-19 has already been detected in at least 29 countries spread around the world and in 24 of the 50 states of the United States, and it is spreading rapidly. very quickly in North America, Europe and Asia.
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