(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The first case of infection with a new variant of the coronavirus called “Pirola” was recorded in Ukraine.
This is the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.
“A laboratory-confirmed case of a new subvariant of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus called ‘Pirola’ has been discovered in the Rivne region. A 20-year-old fell ill,” they said.
The symptoms of the Pirola subvariant are the same as those of other COVID-19 variants: runny nose, fever, cough, headache, fatigue, loss of smell or taste, imaginable eye inflammation, and rash.
“The World Health Organization and foreign specialized organizations are globally tracking the effect of new SARS-CoV-2 variants on vaccines, tests, and treatments to offer recommendations. So far, the symptoms and clinical manifestations of the Pirola subvariant have revealed no significant differences. “Pirola” is most likely due to weakened immunity. Even in the past, other vaccinated people can get sick, but the vaccine reduces the risk of complications,” Ukraine’s vice president said. Minister of Health, Medical Director of State Health Ihor Kuzin.
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