As a result of a publication that began to circulate on social networks, where advice is given and the alleged symptoms of the Ómicron XBB variant are raised, the Ministry of Health came out to clarify this information and said that it was false.
The Ministry of Health It came out to deny a publication that began to go viral on social networkswhere advice is given and the supposed symptoms of the XBB variant of Omicron, better known as “Nightmare”, are addressed.
In the text, in which the name of the Minsal is improperly used, the following is indicated:
“Everyone is advised to wear a mask because the novel coronavirus variant COVID-Omicron XBB is different, deadly and not easy to detect correctly,” the fake post read.
Then it is pointed out that the symptoms of the new virus are the following: “There is no cough and there is no fever.”
It also mentions that there will only be a limited number of these others: “joint pain, headache, neck pain, upper back pain, pneumonia, and generally no appetite.”
As a result of this, the Ministry of Health clarified that “in relation to the message that circulates on different technological platforms regarding the XBB variant of Ómicron, its symptoms and recommendations, the Ministry of Health informs, that said publication is false.
“The information so far available, according to the evaluation of the World Health Organization, does not suggest a greater severity. If greater transmissibility is recognized. In this context, the ministry insists on its call for vaccination and maintaining precautionary measures,” they said in a statement.
Finally, the Minsal commented that “it maintains, to date, the announced recommendations and continues to monitor the epidemiological scenario. Any change will be informed in a timely manner to the community through official channels.
Variant “Nightmare”
Last week, as reported by the Ministry of Health, these Omicron sub-lineages have been found in the country since December 2022, with a total of 129 positive cases for XBB (“Nightmare) and six for XBB.1.5 (“Kraken ”), being mainly travelers and cases in community surveillance.
However, most have been asymptomatic and there have been no serious cases.
Even the head of the Department of Epidemiology of the Minsal, Christian García, explained that any variant with a high contagion capacity tends to be predominant at some time.
However, he called for calm, pointing out that although “the first analyzes that have been made of XBB have shown a greater contagious capacity”, he assured that it has not been seen “that these sublineages are especially serious and cause more serious illness serious”.