Montevideo, Dec 29 (Ians) Uruguay’s Public Health Ministry has said that experts had detected the presence of two new Omicron subvariants in the country, amid a wave of new Covid-19 cases.
The Epidemiology Division of the Public Health Laboratory Department “has recently detected the low-frequency presence of two new Omicron subvariants: Xbb.1 and Dl.1,” the Ministry added on Wednesday in a statement.
The predominant variant globally continues to be Omicron and viruses change over time, including Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to the statement as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.
The public should continue to practice prevention and get vaccinated, the Ministry said.
Public Health Minister Daniel Salinas on Wednesday also confirmed through social media that to the already circulating subvariants in Uruguay, officials were adding Xbb.1 and Dl.1, which were all Omicron variants that “could be part of the current increase in cases”.
On Monday, the...
The Epidemiology Division of the Public Health Laboratory Department “has recently detected the low-frequency presence of two new Omicron subvariants: Xbb.1 and Dl.1,” the Ministry added on Wednesday in a statement.
The predominant variant globally continues to be Omicron and viruses change over time, including Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to the statement as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.
The public should continue to practice prevention and get vaccinated, the Ministry said.
Public Health Minister Daniel Salinas on Wednesday also confirmed through social media that to the already circulating subvariants in Uruguay, officials were adding Xbb.1 and Dl.1, which were all Omicron variants that “could be part of the current increase in cases”.
On Monday, the...
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