01:39 PM
Saturday 16 July 2022
Books – Ahmed Gomaa:
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, revealed the most common symptoms of infection with the Corona virus during the recent period.
And “Abdul Ghaffar” said in an awareness publication, that according to the data of the “Zoe” application that is used to track symptoms of Covid-19 in the United Kingdom, which depends on people reporting their symptoms themselves through smart phone applications, the most common symptoms during the past weeks were:
Sore throat 58%
Headache 49%
Nasal obstruction 40%
Cough without phlegm 40%
Runny nose 40%
Cough with phlegm 37%
– 35% hoarse voice
sneezing 32%
Fatigue 27%
Muscle aches or pains 25%
Mild headache 18%
Swollen glands in the neck 15%
Eye soreness 14%
– altered odor 13%
Chest pain and tightness 13%
– 13% rise in temperature
Chills or shivering 12%
Shortness of breath 11%
Earache 11%
10% loss of sense of smell
Abdul Ghaffar confirmed that these results are consistent with other published studies.
The World Health Organization had revealed that cases of Corona virus infection around the world had witnessed a significant increase for 4 weeks, stressing the need to return to following precautionary measures, most notably wearing a mask.
The BA.5 variant is part of the Omicron family of coronaviruses, the latest variant of the coronavirus that has caused widespread waves of infection globally. According to the World Health Organization’s latest report, it was behind 52% of cases in late June, up more than 37% in one week in the United States, and is estimated to cause about 65% of infections, according to Archyde.com in its English version. .
And BA.5 is not a new variant of the Omicron mutant, but was first discovered last January, and the World Health Organization has tracked it since April of this year.
The BA.5 variant is characterized by its greater ability to grow and spread more than other Omicron variants, as well as evading the body’s immunity by obtaining vaccination or previous infection.