The Saudi Ministry of Health has emphasized that EG.5, the new corona virus variant, does not have any noticeable effect on disease rates or severity, and hence it is not required to take additional health measures, Saudi Gazette reported on Wednesday.
In reply to a query about the new mutant, a source at the ministry said: “So far, EG.5 isn’t setting off any alarms as far as disease severity is concerned,” reports AlArabia English News service.
The ministry is following up the developments of the genetic sequence of the COVID-19, and has monitored several sub-mutants of Omicron, including the EG.5 mutant, through the laboratories of Public Health Authority (Weqaya), the source said.
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