AMMAN — The
new covid variant, named EG.5, is now spreading
at increased rates. Yet in a report, the WHO states that this variant, an
offshoot of omicron, does not pose high risks, as it does not have any new
means of contagion, symptoms, or likelihood of severe illness.
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This increased spread is a result of a slight mutation that
allows EG.5 to escape some antibodies provided by
previous vaccines. This
mutation has allowed it to become the dominant strain world-wide.
While this surge in cases is present, experts state that it
will not cause a boom as seen with the first
omicron variant, various media
sources reported.
Meanwhile previous treatments and procedures are equally
effective against this variant, so they urge that people maintain any
precautions they might have practiced against previous variants.
International spreadThe first cases of this variant were found in China, which
continues to have the largest portion of EG.5 cases, at 2247 sequences, as
according to the WHO report. Other countries with over 100 sequences are:
United States of America (1356 sequences), the Republic of Korea 1040
sequences), Japan (814 sequences), Canada (392 sequences), Australia (158
sequences), Singapore (154 sequences), the United Kingdom (150 sequences),
France (119 sequences), Portugal (115 sequences), and Spain (107 sequences).
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