The spread of the Corona virus submutator “XBB” is causing panic in some countries, prompting Saudi health authorities to raise awareness of the danger and provide advice to prevent it after monitoring some cases of infection in the Kingdom.
The “XBB” mutant has so far been monitored in 19 countries around the world, is an Omicron submutant and contains a number of common mutations, according to a statement from the Saudi Ministry of Health.
What can you do to prevent the XBB mutation that is currently prevalent in some countries? pic.twitter.com/R9xToRgom2
– Saudi Ministry of Health (@SaudiMOH) October 25, 2022
The “XBB” mutant spreads faster than the rest of the mutant, but it is not the same as the other large mutant “Omicron”, according to the ministry statement.
And the Saudi Ministry of Health has called for “complete doses of the Covid 19 vaccine and obtain booster doses,” which provide protection from serious complications.
And he advised to “wear a mask”, especially if infected with infection, underlining the importance of this for “the elderly and those suffering from chronic or immune diseases”.
He also advised to maintain hand hygiene, to prevent the spread of the submutant.
For his part, the Saudi Minister of Health, Fahd Al-Jalajil, confirmed the ministry’s follow-up to “all the developments of the Corona pandemic”, in a tweet via his account on the “Twitter” website.
We follow all the developments of the pandemic and the “XBB” sub-mutation and its monitoring in the Kingdom:
Thankfully, no signs of ferocity or severity have appeared so far.
We emphasize the importance of complementing vaccines, as they are effective against mutations.
– Following the advice and indications of the Ministry of Health and the Public Health Authority “Prevention”, and the application of prevention measures.
– Fahad Al-Jalajel (@FahadAlJalajel) October 25, 2022
And regarding the submutator “XBB” and its monitoring in Saudi Arabia, he said that “there have been no indications of virulence and severity so far”, underlining the importance of “completing the vaccines against the Corona virus because they are effective against mutants. . “
He invited the public to “follow the advice and instructions” of the Ministry of Health, and the Public Health Authority “Prevention”, and to implement preventive measures, as recalled in the tweet.
The Saudi Public Health Authority, “Prevention”, had indicated that “the XBB mutant was detected in a limited number of positive samples”.
And he confirmed in a statement on Monday that “Omicron BA5 and BA2” sub-mutants are prevalent in more than 75 percent of the positive samples, according to the Saudi news agency.Was“.
