The coronavirus’s omicron subvariant “Kraken,” which is spreading quickly within the United States, might unfold in Türkiye in addition to Europe.
Ministry of Health Coronavirus Scientific Committee member Afşin Emre Kayıpmaz mentioned: “There are signs that the new variant is more contagious than the previous ones. But there is not enough data yet on whether it causes a more severe disease or a severe infection. So, there is nothing to worry about it at this stage.”
Kayıpmaz mentioned: “The ‘Kraken-XBB.1.5’ subvariant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in the United States,” additionally mentioning that the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has included the brand new variant within the class of variants to be monitored and that it has been seen in North America just lately, doubling the variety of instances in 9 days.
Providing details about the construction of the virus, Kayıpmaz mentioned, “There is a mutation within the spike protein that permits the virus to enter the cells of the human lineage.
“There are signs that the new variant is more contagious than the others. But there is not enough data yet on whether it causes a more severe disease or severe infection. So there is nothing to worry about at this stage. But still, early warning and monitoring systems should be kept active so that it can be seen whether it will cause any change in the course of the cases. This new variant is gradually becoming the dominant variant in the European region. It may possibly become the dominant variant in our country in the coming days. Thanks to the widespread availability of the vaccine, it seems very unlikely that it will cause something to be feared like the first wild strain or delta variant from China.”
Kayıpmaz underlined that, “SARS-Cov2, which causes RSV, Rhino virus and COVID-19 all of them are diseases with very similar symptoms and said that these are manifested by symptoms such as sore throat and headache, runny nose, weakness and fever, which are now mostly expressed as upper respiratory tract infections.”
She additionally defined that there isn’t a important distinction within the remedy of those viruses and that antibiotics should not included within the remedy of virus-borne infections. “There may be patients due to some bacterial agents. At this point, the decision of the physician is the most important. If the physician suspects only a bacterial infection, an antibiotic may be prescribed for him, but other than that, there is no routine use of antibiotics,” she mentioned.
“In the case of respiratory misery, ache within the ribs, a whistling-like sound when respiration and blue lips, the emergency room needs to be consulted. Because this can be an indication of a critical an infection within the decrease respiratory tract brought on by infections.
Apart from this, we advocate utilizing masks, particularly in elevators, public transport and crowded locations. Also, cautious hygiene is advisable in addition to ventilating closed environments steadily. People must also keep in mind their booster doses of Turkovac,” she mentioned.
