Israel’s health ministry announced on Wednesday that it had discovered two cases of a new COVID-19 variant in Israel. Two travelers arriving at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport tested positive for the new strain. PCR tests revealed the variation in two travelers who had arrived at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport.
The two people infected with the new COVID-19 variant in Israel experienced moderate symptoms such as fever and headaches. The fact that the patients did not require special medical attention came as a big relief to the authorities.
According to a statement by Israel’s health ministry, “This variant is still unknown around the world,”
“The two cases of the combined strain, which have been discovered so far, suffered from mild symptoms of fever, headaches, and muscle dystrophy; and do not require a special medical response,” the statement continued.
New COVID-19 variant in Israel
The newly discovered strain consists of two sub-variants of the COVID-19 virus’s Omicron variant. BA.1 and BA.2 are two Omicron subvariants that make up the new strain.
Salman Zarka is Israel’s pandemic response chief. Zarka stated that the new COVID-19 variant does not appear to pose a severe threat at this time.
“The phenomenon of combined variants is well known. At this stage, we are not worried about it leading to serious cases,” Zarka said.
As per the most recent numbers, there are over 1.4 million official records of cases of COVID-19 infection in Israel. There have been 8,244 deaths.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has frequently urged the international community to speed up the coronavirus vaccine campaign.
COVID-19 vaccinations will protect against severe sickness and mortality while also preventing infection and spread. The WHO recently suggested that developing pan SARS-CoV-2 or pansarbecovirus vaccines, and vaccinations that induce mucosal immunity, could be beneficial. But the timescale for their development and manufacture is questionable.
The number of persons tested in Israel has decreased. But all overseas arrivals at the airport go through checking upon arrival. In January, Israel reported the first case of “florona” disease. A COVID-19 infection, as well as influenza, cause it.
Israel has begun administering Covid-19 vaccinations to children aged five to eleven, making it one of just a few countries to do so in the fight against another pandemic. Out of Israel’s 9.2 million inhabitants, more than four million have got three coronavirus vaccine doses.
