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Egypt confirms first cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5

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STORY: Egypt confirms first cases of new coronavirus variant EG.5
DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:55
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: HEALTH

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1. various of Egypt's Health Ministry headquarters in Cairo
2. various of hospitals in Egypt

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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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