The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CRDC) stated that positive Covid test results increased
LONDON: Hospitalisations in the United Kingdom (UK) recently increased as health experts in the European country warn of another new Covid variant on the loose.
According to the Independent, a group of new Covid variants has materialised and caused a rise in hospitalisations across the country. Scientists have dubbed the new variants jointly as “FLiRT”.
The UK health ministry stated that hospitalisations amongst Britons rose almost 24 per cent in just seven days. In a single week ending June 12, more than 2,000 people were hospitalised with different Covid variants. Of these, a huge percentage are elderly aged 80 and above.
Many medical personnel are warning that Covid and its variants have not “gone away”, merely mutating and in some cases, becoming becoming more virulent and infectious.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic in the United States, a Covid-19 variant classified as LB.1 is also wreaking havoc.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CRDC) stated that positive Covid test results increased to over 6.6 per cent from 5.4 per cent in just seven days.
The Covid-19 is short for “coronavirus disease 2019”. It is an infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since spread globally.
It lead to the 2019 Covid-10 pandemic declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020.
The virus primarily spreads through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Common symptoms include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing, although some cases can be asymptomatic.
Covid-19 can range from mild illness to severe respiratory distress and, in some cases, death. The most vulnerable to the virus are elderly adults and people with underlying health conditions.
Efforts to control the spread of Covid-19 included public health measures such as wearing masks, social distancing, hand hygiene, and vaccination campaigns. Vaccines were quickly developed following the spread of the virus, with authorisations for emergency use in many countries to help reduce transmission and severity of the disease.
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The pandemic had widespread global impacts on health systems andeconomies of all countries. It led to widespread efforts to mitigate the virus’s effects and develop strategies for long-term management and prevention.
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