100 positive tests of the new sub-variant of coronavirus EG.5 have been reported in the West Bank and Gaza Strip the Palestinian health ministry said on Sunday.
“Some of the registered cases were admitted to hospitals and left after receiving the necessary treatment” said Kamal al-Shakhra primary healthcare director in the health ministry adding that the new virus rapidly spreads and causes symptoms such as fever sore throat runny nose and sore muscles.
He pointed out that no deaths were reported with the new variant.
Al-Shakhra also said that the people most at risk of infection with the new variant are the elderly and those with chronic diseases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced the spread of the new Omicron variant EG.5 and classified it as a “variant of interest.”
