Dr. Amjad Al-Haddad, an allergy and immunology consultant, confirmed that there is a new mutant of the coronavirus that began to appear in China, and the new mutant raised the concern of the world following it infected millions of Chinese in a short period of time, indicating that the new mutant of the Covid 19 epidemic that is spreading in Beijing is very fast. In the outbreak it is called a “doomsday” mutant.
The emergence of a new variant of the coronavirus
And the allergy and immunology consultant added, during a phone call to the “90 Minutes” program, on the “Al-Mehwar” channel, that all hospitals in Beijing began to suffer from a high number of arrivals due to the dramatic increase in infection from the new variant of the Covid 19 virus.
The allergy and immunology consultant explained that there is a state of laxity in health and precautionary measures, which caused the emergence of a mutant “on the Day of Resurrection,” noting that most deaths are in the elderly. And the allergy and immunology consultant continued, “All hospitals in China are overwhelmed with the number of coronavirus infections, to a degree that exceeds the capacity of the health system.”
It is worth noting that Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an epidemiologist, and the technical officer responsible for combating Corona at the World Health Organization, has noted in her press statements that the Omicron mutant is continuing to evolve, and there are more than 500 subspecies of Omicron that are spreading severely, and researchers and scientists from all over the world are doing this. Followed around the world.
The epidemiologist, who is technically in charge of Corona control at the World Health Organization, explained that Omicron strains, which are considered on average less severe than the delta variant, may lead to infection without signs or recurrence of infection, as well as severe disease cases and deaths, and the epidemiologist also noted that it is What is really important is to work hard and make a lot of efforts to avoid these deaths from virus outbreaks.
