2023-08-15 18:03:39
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced, on Tuesday, its monitoring of the EG5 mutant, warning that it is rapidly spreading, despite confirming the stability of the health situation in the country.
And the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health said, in a statement, that “the appearance of such mutants is expected – and is not a cause for concern, as mutations are among the basic features of viruses,” calling for “in the event of any symptoms or signs of respiratory infection appearing, the need not to mix with others, and to complete seasonal vaccinations with appropriate measures.” association with infectious respiratory diseases.
The statement did not clarify the number of infections with the new variant, but at the same time stressed the need to “commit to preventive measures for health practitioners and pioneers of therapeutic health institutions.”
The statement indicated that the AG5 mutant is one of the “sub-mutants of the Omicron mutant of the Corona virus, which has been monitored at the present time in about 50 countries around the world.”
The statement said that there is no evidence that the new variant is more dangerous than other variants that have been detected before, but it has been observed that it is rapidly spreading in some regions around the world.
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