The new omicron variant XBB.1.5, dubbed “Kraken” and step by step changing into the dominant pressure in Europe and the U.S., might turn into widespread in Türkiye as properly within the coming days, in accordance with a member of the Turkish Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board.
“The ‘Kraken’ sub-variant is rapidly spreading in the US, with reports that the number of cases doubled in the last nine days,” Afşin Emre Kayıpmaz informed Anadolu.
“There are early indications that the new variant is more contagious than the other omicron strains,” Kayıpmaz stated, including: “However, there is not enough data yet, to see if it causes a more severe illness or infection. So, at this stage, there is nothing to worry about.”
“Like other strains, the Kraken variant manifests itself with a sore throat, headache, runny nose, and cough,” he famous, including that PCR checks can detect the brand new pressure.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has included the brand new pressure within the class of variants that have to be monitored.
“XBB.1.5 is currently estimated to have a large growth advantage over previously circulating lineages in North America (109%) and Europe (113%), although these estimates are associated with significant uncertainty,” the ECDC stated on its official web site.
The EU company warned of the danger that this new pressure might have an rising impact on the variety of COVID-19 infections within the EU and the European Economic Area, however not throughout the coming month because the pressure is just lately solely current at very low ranges within the area.
