Do not think that we have escaped from Covid, on the contrary. All over the world, there are cases of patients being hospitalized with Covid symptoms. In the US and Europe there is a special group of new variants of Covid, which are making a name for themselves, especially in the summer.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the new variant is called "FliRT", and there are also unidentified variants such as Kp. 1.1, KP.2 and KP.3, which account for more than 54% of Covid cases in the US.
In recent months, a new group of Covid variants has emerged, collectively identified as "FLiRT". They are descended from the dominant variant, JN.1, which itself is a sub-variant of Omicron.
All these variants are responsible for the increase of cases in Europe as well. The UK Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) said it needed "more data" on the new variants to understand how serious and transmissible they might be, but said it would "continue to monitor these variants" and will gather more information about how vaccines protect people against them.
How is the situation in Albania?
In Albania, there is an Omicron variant circulating, which has affected children and the age group over 30 years old. According to the director of the Institute of Public Health, Eugena Tomini: "Covid has been around all year, at no time have we had 0 cases. Now we are noticing a fluctuation of the curve and we have dozens of cases".
Cases are easily identified, without the need to perform a swab.
What are the symptoms?
According to Dr. Lakshmi Halasyamani, head of the Endeavor Health clinic, although there is a spread of the new variant, the main symptoms are related to Covid and remain the same:
Cough
Sore throat
Discharges
Sneezing
Fatigue
Headache
Muscle aches
Blockage
Fever or chills
Difficulty breathing
Vomiting
Diarrhea
