Health conditions have worsened in many countries due to the spread of the BA.2 sub-version, which is particularly contagious.
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IThe Israeli Ministry of Health has announced that it has detected two cases of contamination with an unknown type of coronavirus without apparent severity and which combines the BA.1 and BA.2 sub-versions.
new symptoms
“This variant is not yet known to the world and both cases were discovered through PCR tests conducted at Ben Gurion Airport,” a ministry statement said. “Infected people showed mild symptoms of fever, headache and muscle aches and did not require any special medical care,” he continues.
As for Salman Zarka, the head of the Israeli government’s anti-Covid strategy, “the occurrence of the combined variant is well known” and “at this stage, we are not concerned (that the new variant could lead to serious cases). He told the Israeli military. radio.
worsening situation?
Health conditions have worsened in many countries due to the spread of the BA.2 sub-version, which is particularly contagious. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated in late February that BA.2 did not cause a more severe form of coronavirus than BA.1.
The Hebrew state abolished health passes, of which it was one of the forerunners, in February and reopened its borders to unaffiliated people on March 1 for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic.
All foreign visitors may enter Israel, provided they complete a PCR test before departure and another upon arrival. Israeli citizens only need to take a PCR test on arrival.
The Jewish state was one of the first countries to launch a major vaccination campaign in December 2020, thanks to an agreement with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
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