2023-08-07 22:00:26
As of August 5, 2023, the pandemic had caused 692.6 million cases and 6.9 million deaths globally.
On May 5, 2023, the WHO decreed the end of the global health emergency.
Variant EG.5.1, also known as Eris, already causes one in seven new cases of Covid-19 in the UK.
More than three and a half years have passed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and the problem still does not go away. Although the levels of infections and deaths are currently at their lowest levels, it is most likely that the SARS-CoV-2 virus will become endemic. In addition, as with other pathogens, it tends to mutate and the new version of danger is the EG.5.1 variant, also known as Eris.
In this regard, the World Health Organization (WHO) mentions that until August 5, 2023 the pandemic has caused 692.6 million cases and 6.9 million deaths globally. The trend is now advancing slowly but it does not mean that the problem is over.
On the other hand, it is necessary to remember that On May 5, the highest authority decreed the end of the global health emergency. The main reason is because during the last 12 months there has been a downward trend in infections and deaths in most of the planet.
While another of the reasons that led to this decision was that no new dangerous variants have been detected that put humanity at risk. The last one with a high impact was Ómicron and its various sublineages.
For all of the above, the symbolic end of the health emergency was decreed. Although the most important thing is that the WHO emphasizes that despite the fact that the emergency phase has ended, the disease remains active.
Variant EG.5.1 (Eris), the new dominant one worldwide?
In turn, during this summer and facing the winter season there is a new problem. It is about the appearance and expansion that the EG.5.1 variant, also known as Eris.
The first authority to publish an alert was the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). According to the tests carried out in that nation, one in seven new cases corresponds to this mutation.
Based on the above, 15 percent of all infections correspond to the Variant EG.5.1. With this it is already the second most frequent in the United Kingdom, only behind Arcturus XBB.1.16.
While a similar scenario occurs in the United States because in recent weeks it has become the variant with the highest growth.
Main symptoms caused by Variant EG.5.1
Now, based on patient reviews, the English newspaper Daily Mirror published a list with the top 10 symptoms caused by Variant EG.5.1.
Sore throat.
runny nose
Nasal congestion.
sneezing.
Dry cough.
Headache.
wet cough
Hoarsely.
Muscle pains.
Smell disturbance.
Ten symptoms of new rising Covid strain Eris – from headache to altered sense of smell – Mirror Online
— Sally Bourliakas ???? (@SallyBourliakas) August 7, 2023
From the above, it can be seen that the symptoms are quite similar to those of Omicron. While the main differences are that the Shortness of breath and fever are no longer part of the main symptoms.
On the other hand, so far Variant EG.5.1 has not been reported to have a presence in Mexico. Although that does not mean that it has not arrived in the country, but rather that more tests are needed in positive cases to know precisely the mutation that each patient has.
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