The COVVI-19 variant which could lead to a recent increase in cases in certain parts of the world has won a new nickname: “Razor blade throat”.
This is because the variant – NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” – can cause painful sore throats. The symptom was identified by doctors in the United Kingdom, India and elsewhere, according to the media in these countries.
The other COVID-19 symptoms of any variant include fever, chills, coughs, shortness of breath or loss of taste or odor.
Experts say that there is no major reason for concern with the Nimbus variant, but here is what you should know about it.
The increase in cases at the end of last month is mainly in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and in the Western Pacific regions, the World Health Organization said on May 28. The new variant had reached almost 11% of the sequenced samples reported in the world in mid-May.
In the United States, airport screening has detected the new variant of travelers arriving from these regions to destinations in California, Washington, Virginia and New York.
Not so far away, anyway.
The opportunity said that some Western Pacific countries have reported an increase in headdresses and hospitalizations, but nothing has so far suggested that the disease associated with the new variant is more serious compared to other variants.
Yes.
The WHO has appointed Nimbus as a “variant under surveillance” and considers low public health risk worldwide. Current vaccines should remain effective.
The Secretary of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced last month that COVVI -19 photos are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women – a decision immediately questioned by public health experts.
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The writer after Health Carla Johnson contributed to this story.
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