WHO Declares 'Eris' Covid Strain As 'Variant Of Interest’ As Cases Rise Globally
Friday, 11 August 2023 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 Canada, among other countries.
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..
COVID Hospitalizations Continue to Rise , Despite Overall Cases Remaining Low.
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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.'.
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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
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... IndiaTimes