The World Health Organization has warned of the new Corona mutant, called “XBB.1.5”, following it spread to several countries, and fears escalated that the number of infections with this new highly contagious mutant would double, as “XBB.1.5” is a branch of the highly contagious Omicron mutant. Which was the cause of 40% of cases in various US states in the last week of last year, an increase of 22% from the previous week, and some have described this strain as the most resistant to antibodies, especially since it acquired mutations that made it less recognizable. by the immune system, which made it more prevalent than previous strains, despite the presence of US reports confirming that hospital admissions and deaths have not risen to this day, and we explain in the following lines the details of the World Health Organization’s warning of the spread of the new Corona mutant “XBB.1.5”, and topics Other related.
Global Health warns of the new Corona 2023 mutant
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical chief of the World Health Organization for Covid, warned of the rapid spread of the new Corona variant “XBB.1.5”, saying: “We are concerned regarding the rapid spread of the new variant XBB.1.5, especially in some countries of the European continent and the United States of America, What worries us is the speed and extent of its transmission, as this strain is characterized by mutation and change, which made it the most severe version of the infection and transmission of the Corona virus,” adding that the “XBB.1.5” mutant has a growth rate that exceeds all other sub-variants that have been monitored so far. Emphasizing that the World Health Organization will monitor laboratory studies, hospital data and infection rates to learn more regarding the impact of the variant on patients.
Symptoms of the new XBB.1.5 mutant
Fears have increased regarding the spread of a new mutant of the Corona virus known as “XBB. The previous “Omicron”, and its symptoms were monitored, and came as follows:
- Sore throat.
- Fever and cough.
- Feeling tired, light or severe fatigue.
- Complaining of a headache.
- Sneezing and runny nose.