circulating in the United States and China as a “variant of interest” but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other variants.
Ms Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on Covid-19, said EG.5 had an increased transmissibility but was not more severe than other Omicron variants. Ms Van Kerkhove said that the absence of data from many countries was hindering efforts to fight the virus.
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