Thursday, 10 August 2023 Eris (EG.5), a new COVID-19 strain, gains WHO's variant of interest status. Global prevalence increases, yet it's assessed as a low global risk. While more transmissible, it shows no heightened disease severity. Eris is related to Omicron's XBB.1.9.2 subvariant, with some immune evasion tendencies. Common symptoms include mild cough, headaches, and runny nose.
Covid cases are once again witnessing an uptick in numbers in several countries. The new spike in cases is attributed to the latest Covid variant EG.5 or Eris as it is named. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified this new Covid-19 strain as a ‘Variant of Interest.’ Formerly, it was...
Coronavirus has been changing and evolving ever since it was first discovered in the year 2019 and became a global concern in a matter of a few months. The original Covid strain soon turned into the..
New COVID Variant , Already the Dominant , US Strain .
The World Health Organization has
warned of a new COVID-19 strain
called EG.5, otherwise known as 'Eris.'.
CNBC reports that Eris accounts for..
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With another COVID-19 ‘variant of interest’, the World Health Organization is warning countries around the world not to dismantle their surveillance measures. The health body says the new variant..
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The EG.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a "variant of interest," although it is not considered to... IndiaTimes
The fast-spreading variant, the most prevalent in the United States with an estimated more than 17% of cases, has been detected in China, South Korea, Japan and... Zee News
Thursday, 10 August 2023
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