Russia logs 17 cases of infection with the new variant of coronavirus EG.5

Russia logs 17 cases of infection with the new variant of coronavirus EG.5
# 10 August 2023 13:53 (UTC +04:00)

Russian specialists have identified 17 cases of infection with a new variant of the coronavirus EG.5 or ‘eris’ from April to August, Russia’s consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor told journalists, APA reports.

“The Russian Federation detected the first isolated cases of infection with the EG.5 variant in April 2023 (in Moscow, Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Magadan and Irkutsk Regions, Krasnodar Territory, the Republics of Buryatia and Khakassia). A total of 17 cases, or 0.24% of all infections between April and August 2023,” the statement said.

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