Egypt confirms first cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5

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Egypt confirms first cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5

STORY: Egypt confirms first cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5 DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Health Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. various of hospitals in Egypt STORYLINE: Egypt reported Tuesday the country's first two cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5. Both cases show slight symptoms, the Ministry of Health said in a statement, recommending a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution. Test results from a monitoring system enrolled by 450 hospitals across Egypt for respiratory diseases confirmed the two cases, said the ministry. EG.5 is a sublineage of the omicron variant, and its first case was reported in February. On Aug. 9, the World Health Organization classified EG.5 as a "variant of interest." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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