The world has once again been stirred up by the discovery of two new variants of the corona virus in Israel. Israel’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday that it has registered two cases of new variants of COVID-19. The new variant was detected in two passengers who arrived at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. However, it is a matter of relief that the officials said that the patients do not require special medical attention.
During the RT-PCR test of both the passengers arriving at the airport, a new variant formed by combining two sub-variants BA.1 and BA.2 of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has been detected. In this regard, the Ministry of Health of Israel said that this variant has not been found anywhere in the world yet. The health ministry statement said that this sub-variant is still unknown worldwide.
What are its symptoms?
Its mild symptoms include fever, head and body pain. Officials said that it does not require any special medical treatment. Israel’s Epidemic Response Chief Salman Zarka said that the new corona variant does not appear to be serious at present. Patients with joint strain suffer from fever, headache and mild symptoms of muscular dystrophy. He said that these patients do not require special medical treatment.
From where did it originate?
The new strain is a combination of two sub-variants (BA.1 + BA.2) of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. No name has been given for the new variant yet. From where did it originate? Israel’s health ministry has yet to respond. Health ministry director general Nachman Aish said the variant may have originated in Israel and both passengers could have been infected before boarding the flight.
According to official figures, nearly 1.4 million cases of covid infection have been officially recorded in Israel so far, including 8,244 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) has repeatedly appealed to the international community to expedite the vaccination against the corona virus. Salman Zarka said that we are already aware of such variants and we are taking strict steps to stop them.
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