On Saturday, the Iraqi Ministry of Health commented on the emergence of the new variant of the Corona virus, “Kraken”, and its spread in a number of countries.

Ruba Falah Hassan, from the ministry’s media, said, “The Corona virus is still spreading and Iraq records infections with it, but compared to the first period of the virus’s appearance, there is a decrease in the number of infections, and on some days we also record deaths with this virus, and most of the infections are with the (Omicron) mutant, and some The current infections are seasonal flu.”

And she added, “Iraq is not safe from a new variant of the Corona virus, and infections with the new variant may appear to us, and Iraq is not excluded from the entry of any new variant, and for this reason, preventive measures must be adhered to, and vaccinations must be taken, especially during this period.”

And she indicated that “the new mutant of the Corona virus (Kraken) is a mutant from (Omicron), and this new mutant virus has a rapid spread, but so far it has not been classified from mutants that pose a high risk, and laboratory studies are still continuing regarding it after its appearance in a number of countries.” European countries, and we in the Iraqi Ministry of Health are following the epidemiological situation at the local and global levels in an accurate and intensive manner.

And the World Health Organization warned, last week, of the new Corona strain, which bears the name “Kraken”, as the most widespread and contagious so far.

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She explained that this last strain, known scientifically as “XBB.1.5”, has spread in the United Kingdom, and is the reason behind 70% of new infections in the most common areas of infection, at a rate of 4 out of 10, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”.

“We are concerned about the growth of the strain, especially in some countries in Europe and America, specifically in the northeastern part of the United States, where XBB.

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