In the United States, one of the Omicron strains of the new coronavirus, “XBB.1.5”, has expanded rapidly in the past month.
Compared to other mutated viruses, the power to spread the infection is considered to be stronger, and it is called to continue measures such as vaccination.
The CDC = US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that an estimated 27.6% of those newly infected with the new corona in the week ending on the 7th of this month were infected with “XBB.1.5”.
While other mutated viruses have all decreased since the end of last month, “XBB.1.5” has spread rapidly from an estimated 2.3% as of the 3rd of last month to 70% of the total in the region including New York State in the east. is exceeded.
Omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is on the increase and has now been identified in more than 25 countries. @WHO is following closely and assessing the risk of this subvariant and will report accordingly. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/asDD6hRWtB
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) January 6, 2023
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WHO warns of new COVID subvariant XBB.1.5 l GMA
Source: ABC News (Youtube) pic.twitter.com/a7wTosIpJK— Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2023) January 6, 2023
Ashish Jah, who serves as the new coronavirus countermeasures coordinator in the Biden administration, said on his Twitter on the 4th of this month that “XBB. I called on them to continue with basic measures.
As of the 4th of this month, the number of new hospitalized patients in the United States is about 6,500 on average per day, which is about 30% higher than a month ago, but the number of deaths is on average per day. About 390 people have remained below 400 since mid-October last year.