Coronavirus Omicron XBB.1.5 has been diagnosed in patients throughout Ukraine, except in Kirovograd region, experts expect it to appear in patients in the near future.
This is reported by the Center for Public Health with reference to the data of the reference laboratory for the diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, viral and especially dangerous pathogens, which confirmed the circulation of this variant of coronavirus in the vast majority of regions of the country.
At the same time, the CDC notes that this variant of the virus has already been confirmed in wastewater in Kirovograd region.
“This is the first finding of this variant of “omicron” in wastewater. This means that there will soon be patients with this diagnosis. The circulation of Omicron XBB.1.5 in all oblasts is already a matter of days”, says Irina Demchishina, head of the reference laboratory for the diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, viral and especially dangerous pathogens of the CHO.
The CDC reminds us that the Omicron strain is clinically more easily tolerated by patients, but it is transmitted faster.
The CDC urged Ukrainians to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
