While the indicators are rising, two new variants threaten the approaching end-of-year celebrations.
No, the world isn’t done with the yet coronavirus. On the contrary. Almost three years after the start of the pandemicexperts agree on one point: the virus threaten this again winter. One’s fault vaccination that is running out, but above all a new variants which is still a game changer. And who could benefit from a file breachimmunity collective, as of increased virulence and contagiousness.
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Currently, two variantsalso both descendants of Omicron, are particularly observed.
The first of them: BQ.1.1. A month ago, it was already spotted in 65 countries according to the score of the World Health Organization (WHO). In France it is about to become the majority variant. His symptoms are comparable to the classic manifestations of the disease:
- Cough.
- Sore throat.
- Tiredness and general malaise.
- Diarrhea.
- Congestion and runny nose.
- Headache.
- Fever.
- Shortness of breath.
- Loss of smell or taste.
The other variant called XBB extension it is dominant in Singapore and appears in 35 countries According to WHOeven in the United States, although it remains there in very small proportions. Selon The newspaperits symptoms are basically the same as those of BQ.1.1, but with some new features:
- Loss of appetite.
- Aphonia.
- Tachycardia.
