The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has highlighted two variants of Omicron, namely BQ.1 and XBB. This is because the transmission or infectivity of the two variants is relatively fast.
Indonesian Health Ministry spokesman Mohammad Syahril in a press conference on Wednesday (16/11/2022) said that XBB and BQ.1 contributed more than 20% to the addition of new cases in Indonesia.
“XBB and BQ.1 variants are starting to dominate, currently 25% of confirmed cases are dominated by new variants. Maybe later they will all (daily cases dominate), just like before BA.4 and BA.5 “, he has declared.
Earlier, Mohammad Syahril disclosed that on another occasion, as of Thursday (10/11/2022) Indonesia has registered a total of 48 COVID-19 patients with Omicron XBB subvariant.
The following are the symptoms of subvariant XBB and BQ.1:
Common symptoms of Omicron variant BQ.1
Quoted from the Prevention page, William Schaffner, MD, an infectious disease specialist and professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said there is nothing typical of BQ.1 symptoms with other variants.
Symptoms that may occur, according to the CDC, are as follows:
- Fever
- Cough
- Hard to breathe
- Fatigue
- Muscular pain
- Headache
- Loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Nasal congestion
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Special symptoms of the Omicron XBB subvariant
Dr. Erlina Burhan, SpP(K), Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) COVID-19 task force chair and pulmonary specialist at Friendship Hospital, said the symptoms of COVID-19 patients with Omicron XBB subvariant were similar to other Corona variants. Symptoms are as follows:
- Fever
- Cough
- Weak
- Crowded
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Have a cold
- Nausea
- He retched
- Diarrhea
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