Covid's new variant spreads: WHO advises travelers to wear masks
Although the effects of Covid-19 starts to vanish, different variants are still a threat.
Covid-19 has been in our lives for couple the last couple years. After vaccine and mask use being normalized we have somehow taken the pandemi under control, yet still different variants show up and cause a threat. Given the rapid spread of the most recent Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Tuesday that nations should think about recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights.
Covid's new variant spreads: WHO advises travelers to wear masks
At a press briefing, WHO and Europe officials stated that the XBB.1.5 subvariant was detected in small but increasing numbers in Europe. Catherine Smallwood, senior emergency officer for Europe at the World Health Organization, stated, "Passengers should be advised to wear masks in high-risk settings such as long-haul flights." passengers arriving from locations with widespread COVID-19 transmission ought to be given this advice.
Health officials have stated that for the week ending January 7, XBB.1.5, the most transmissible Omicron subvariant yet discovered, was responsible for 27.6% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
What is this new variant?
Another descendant of Omicron, the most contagious and currently the most prevalent COVID-19 variant, is XBB.1.5. It was first observed in October and is an offshoot of XBB, which is itself a recombinant of two other Omicron subvariants.
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