Health
By Anthony Isibor
THE National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Abakaliki in Ebonyi State has warned the staff and members of the public to be weary of a new and deadlier Covid variant, BA.4 and BA.5 COVID delta, which is currently on the prowl.
According to an Internal memo signed by Yakubu E.N,. Head of Clinical Services and sent to all the staff of the centre on Tuesday, August 22, this new variant takes less time to go to extremes, sometimes without symptoms.
The memo, which was sighted by Realnews, also explained that the new variant has no symptoms of cough and fever.
However, it explained that BA.4 and BA.5 COVID delta come with a lot of joint pain, headache, neck and upper back pain, general weakness, loss of appetite and pneumonia.
It further warned that the symptoms also include sore throat that resembles strep throat and of course, more virulent and with a higher mortality rate.
“It takes less time to go to extremes. Sometimes without symptoms. Be more careful. This strain does not live in the naso-pharyngeal region.
“Now it directly affects the lungs, which means that the “windows” periods of time are shorter. There have been several patients without fever, without pain, but who report mild chest pneumonia on their X-rays. Nasal swab tests are very often negative for Cavid-19, and there are more and more false negative results from nasopharyngeal tests.
“This means that the virus spreads and spreads directly to the lungs, causing acute respiratory stress caused by viral pneumonia. This explains why it has become sharp, more virulent and deadly. Please, be extremely careful,’’ it stated.
As part of precautionary measures, the centre warned the staff and members of the public to avoid crowded places, keep 1.5 distance even in open places, double face masks and wash their hands often (and when we cough or sneeze).
“Please no hugs, it is very dangerous at the moment, as almost everyone is asymptomatic. This wave’ is much more deadly than the first, so we have to be very careful and take every kind of precaution,” it added.
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-Aug. 25 2023 @ 12:43 GMT |
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