Health sources told “Nidaa Al-Watan” that the city of Sidon began to record infections with the new Corona variant “AG5″, but in a very limited way, after it began to spread in some Lebanese regions, as in many countries of the world,” explaining that “the hospitals that treated the injured in The previous stage, with the start of its spread, did not open Corona departments again, specifically private hospitals.
Sidon district doctor, Dr. Rima Abboud, explained to “Nidaa Al-Watan” that only five cases were recorded that required her admission to hospitals for treatment. Fears remain of future complications,” and “what helps us not to increase the number of injuries is that we are still in the summer, and mixing is mostly outside and not in closed halls as is the case in winter,” repeating her famous saying that she has stuck to since the first outbreak of Corona, “prevention.” Better than a cure.”
Weeks ago, the Corona counter moved from one state to another in Lebanon. It is moving upward, albeit slowly, despite not recording daily deaths, and the specialized doctors attribute the reasons to the return of expatriates to spend the summer vacation in Lebanon and the frequent mixing between families, relatives and friends, engagement and wedding parties, in addition to the factor of mutations that the virus is exposed to, which is always looking for new forms to escape from it. Immunity, not to mention its societal weakness due to the cessation of vaccinations.
Amid fears of the return of its health repercussions in light of the high cost of treatment and the price of medicines, Representative Dr. Abd al-Rahman al-Bizri reassured the truth of the emergence of the new mutant, saying: “The virus is still present and has not disappeared, but it coexists with us like any other virus. There is no need to take any action at the national level.” And you don’t have to worry about its mild symptoms.”
In the city, the majority of its people do not care about the return of the new mutant, as the main concern is the search for a decent living in light of the prolonged suffocating living crisis, and keeping pace with political developments with the continuing presidential vacancy and the lack of agreement on electing a new president so far.
Muhammad Badie, who suffers from asthma, told “Nidaa Al-Watan”: “The mutant has returned or disappeared. It is no longer among people’s priorities and concerns, as it was with the previous Corona virus (the original Covid-19). The main concern that seriously concerns them is securing medicines with the rise in prices, and a decent living in light of the increasing unemployment rate.
The young Maysoon al-Shamiyya indicated that she felt distressed, tired, and short of breath a few days ago, but she did not undergo a corona examination, and she told “Nidaa Al-Watan”: “I bought medicine from the pharmacy and took it, and I began to recover, so I do not want to know whether I was infected with the virus or not.” She wondered, “What will change the reality of the situation, the great pain of the price of medicines and the expenses of treatment in any of the private hospitals?”
2023-08-17 06:33:30
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