Dr. Hossam Hosni, head of the Supreme Committee to Combat Corona, revealed 4 important ways to prevent the new variant of Corona EG5 Which included:-
1- Obtaining all of the vaccinations of booster doses for the groups most affected by the infection.
2- Continuous disinfection of hands and surfaces.
3- Good ventilation and wearing masks in crowded, poorly ventilated places.
4- Attention to good nutrition to raise the immune status.
And about the (EG.5) mutant, he said that it is one of the subspecies of the XBB 1.9.2 mutant (a mixture of subspecies of the Omicron mutant), it was first reported on February 17, 2023, and it was classified as a mutant under surveillance on July 19, 2023, then It was then classified as an interesting variant, as it has genetic features similar to XBB.1.5 but with additional mutations, indicating that as of August 7, 2023, 7,354 samples of the EG.5 variant had been reported from 51 countries, with a worldwide prevalence of 17,4% among all other variants during the 29th epidemiological week from 17 to 23 July 2023.
He revealed that, according to the World Health Organization, most of the reported samples are from China (30.6%, 2247 samples), while the other countries that contain at least 100 samples are the United States of America (18.4%, 1356 samples), the Republic of Korea (14.1%, 1040 samples). samples), Japan (11.1%, 814 samples), Canada (5.3%, 392 samples), Australia (2.1%, 158 samples), Singapore (2.1%, 154 samples), United Kingdom (2.0%, 150 samples), France (1.6%, 119 samples), Portugal (1.6%, 115 samples), and Spain (1.5%, 107 samples).
confirmed that Global Health Organizationreported that the global risk assessment of the EG.5 variant currently remains as low as XBB.1.16 and other mutants classified as interesting, according to available evidence, and that despite its rapid dissemination and immune escaping ability, no changes have been reported in morbidity or severity.
2023-08-20 07:58:00
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