Published September 15,2023
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Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, the coronavirus’s new variant ‘Eris’ via his social media account. Minister Koca said that the Eris variant is current in Turkey, however it isn’t thought of a ‘trigger for concern.’
WHAT İS THE ERİS VARIANT?
The Eris variant has been outlined as a sub-type of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, with the virus having mutations just like these seen within the Omicron variant, in addition to a mutation referred to as EG.5.1. This mutation could assist the Eris variant bind to and replicate inside human cells extra simply.
The EG.5 variant (ERIS), first reported on February 17, 2023, is a subvariant of Omicron, which started showing in late 2021 and has undergone a number of mutations since then.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
