There is not yet enough information available to assess any change in the severity of infection associated with this subtype.
A new strain of coronavirus XBB.1.5 was found in 29 countries; no cases of the disease caused by it have been recorded in Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of Health.
“The WHO said that a new strain of the coronavirus XBB.1.5 has been identified in 29 countries. Laboratory and epidemiological studies are underway to find out how much more severe XBB.1.5 is than other circulating ones There is insufficient information available to evaluate any changes in the severity of infection associated with this subtype.
The Ministry of Health said the HBB.1.5 strain was first identified in the United States in October 2022. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it now ranks second to the original Omicron subtype, or 40% of all confirmed infections in coronavirus in the US.
In early January, a new strain of ХВВ.1.5 was not found in Ukraine, the situation with the coronavirus was under control. The Center for Public Health regularly conducts molecular epidemiological surveillance for SARS-CoV2, and since the beginning of such surveillance, 928 sequences have been performed.
The Ministry of Health said that vaccination is the main way to protect yourself from the serious course of the disease with the coronavirus and potentially new subtypes.
Remember that hospitals in Britain are overwhelmed with patients with the coronavirus. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an emergency meeting to address health concerns caused by the rising incidence of the coronavirus disease.
It was previously reported that China was covered in a new wave of coronavirus.
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Source: korrespondent
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