Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday showed the first two cases of infection in the country with the new coronavirus variant “JN. 1”.
In a statement, the ministry announced that citizens were confirmed to be infected with the JN1 variant through laboratory tests. Their health condition remains stable and there is no need for them to be hospitalized, as their symptoms are mild upper respiratory tract infection.
The ministry hopes to continue monitoring the epidemiological scenario in Egypt.
It added that there has been no change regarding recommendations for dealing with the coronavirus, as it is one of the viruses that infect the respiratory system such as influenza and the rhinovirus group.
No medical recommendation is to take precautionary measures other than other viruses, he adds.
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population issued a statement on Monday assuring that it was following up on reports received from the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and global health authorities regarding the discovery of a sub-strain of the Omicron variant dubbed “JN.1”
He included some main points similar to the new Omicron variant: