Corona virus: New variant is spreading rapidly - Expert warns! "wake-up call":
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WHO Places EG.5 Under Closer ObservationOn Mallorca, recorded cases rose from 329 in June to 705 in July; the actual number may be higher.
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- WHO first registered EG.5 in February 2023 and placed it under closer observation in July because of its rapid spread.
- According to WHO, EG.5 is more transmissible but does not cause more severe illness than earlier variants.
- The Daily Mirror reported more than 800,000 EG.5 infections in Britain over six weeks.
- On Mallorca, 705 cases were recorded in July; 45 patients were hospitalized, including three in intensive care.
The numbers are a wake-up call, underscoring that we must not be complacent about Covid. We must monitor the emergence of variants and stay vigilant as we prepare for an inevitable rise in infections in autumn and winter.— Quoted in the Daily Mirror; attributed to Lawrence Young, virologist at Warwick Medical School, warning not to be complacent about Covid and to monitor variants while preparing for a rise in infections this autumn and winter.
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