It is enough to mention that in August In Slovenia, the infection rate with this variant was already high, with more than 10% of all COVID-19 samples tested from that country containing XEC. As for other countries, its presence was detected in more than 500 samples from 27 countries, including Poland, Norway, Luxembourg, Ukraine, Portugal and China, with experts pointing to its strong development in Denmark, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands.
The symptoms are similar to previous COVID-19 variants and include fever, sore throat, cough, loss of smell, loss of appetite and body aches. Fortunately, there is some good news, because since we are dealing with the same lineage as the Omikron strain, experts say that keeping up to date on vaccines and booster shots will provide ample protection against serious illness and hospitalization.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued similar recommendations, including paying attention to hygiene, airing out rooms and getting vaccinated. However, researchers are still monitoring XEC to better understand its symptoms and make sure it doesn’t surprise us unpleasantly in the autumn season, when we naturally face an increased number of infectionsincluding flu.
It should not be forgotten that the Chief Sanitary Inspector Paweł Grzesiowski informed some time ago in an interview with PAP that although For now, no new restrictions or mandatory preventive measures are planned, the trend of disease incidence in our country is growing and we will probably reach the peak in the fall after returning to schools and universities.
Source: geekweek.interia.pl
